Cognitive Rehabilitation Essay

As mentioned above, there are many clinical trials which indicated beneficial effects of cognitive rehabilitation in various cognitive domains ranging from memory, attention, executive functions to even functional ability as well. One sub-section also highlighted studies which suggested that cognitive rehabilitation has no adverse side-effects, and may have equal to or greater cognitive benefit than current pharmacological treatment, and can be combined with other interventions for enhanced benefit. Importantly, improvements in cognitive function due to cognitive rehabilitation are matched with corollary research evidence of brain changes from preliminary neuro-imaging and EEG studies as well. However still, there are studies which suggest that extensive further research is necessary due to number of reported methodological issues in
The included studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), published in English, which compared cognitive rehabilitation or cognitive training interventions with control conditions, and reported relevant outcomes for the person with dementia and/or the family caregiver. These studies were identified by using the CDCIG Specialized Register, ALOIS, which contains records from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, LILACS. After extensive review eleven RCTs were included in the review. A large number of measures were used in the different studies, and meta-analysis was conducted for 11 of the primary and secondary outcomes of interest. Several outcomes were not measured in any of the studies. The unit of analysis in the meta-analysis was the change from baseline score. Overall estimates of treatment effect were calculated using a fixed-effect model, and statistical heterogeneity was measured using a standard Chi2 statistic. One RCT of