Neuropsychology
Zahra Rafiee; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi
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The research aimed to examine the effectiveness of computerized cognitive rehabilitation in improving cognitive and social skills while reducing autism symptoms in young individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The research followed a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design including ...
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The research aimed to examine the effectiveness of computerized cognitive rehabilitation in improving cognitive and social skills while reducing autism symptoms in young individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The research followed a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design including a control group. The study included all young boys who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and referred to the comprehensive daily educational and rehabilitation center for autism spectrum disorders in Fatemeh Zahra city of Isfahan in the spring of 1401. 22 were randomly selected and divided into experimental and control groups. Data was collected using two evaluation checklists: The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used to evaluate cognitive and social skills, and the Gars 2 test (GARS) was used to evaluate the severity of autism symptoms. Both checklists were completed by the parents and experts of the center. The experimental group received 16 20-minute sessions of computerized cognitive rehabilitation twice a week based on Captain Log's cognitive rehabilitation package (2000). The data collected was analyzed by the statistical method of analysis of covariance. The results showed that computerized cognitive rehabilitation training significantly improves social skills and the severity of autism symptoms at a significant level of 0.05. However, the study indicated that computerized cognitive rehabilitation is not effective in increasing cognitive skills in youth with autism spectrum disorder. In conclusion, the research demonstrated that computerized cognitive rehabilitation is effective in improving social skills and reducing autism symptoms in young individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Mohadese Niroomand; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi; Masoud Etemadifar
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Objective: : this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation using Captain Log ‘Software on executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis. . The statistical population included all patients with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399 that 34 of them ...
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Objective: : this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation using Captain Log ‘Software on executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis. . The statistical population included all patients with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399 that 34 of them were selected by using purposive sampling method and based on inclusion criteria and equally divided into experimental and control groups (17 people in each group). Then, during the execution process, the experimental group underwent 16 sessions of 60 minutes for 4 weeks, intervening with training based on exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log software, and the control group did not receive any training. It should be noted that data were collected using the Nejati Cognitive Abilities Questionnaire (2013) and then, in order to analyze them, from univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-21 were used. Results: The results showed that exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log software had a significant effect on executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis (p<0.01). Conclusion: Exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log software improved executive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Maryam Ebrahimpour Broujeni; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi
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Aim: Memory is essential for storing and coding of information, thinking, reasoning, analysis and organization, evaluation and retrieval, other cognitive and metacognitive activities, but strategies for improving this structure have received less attention in adults; Therefore, the aim of the present ...
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Aim: Memory is essential for storing and coding of information, thinking, reasoning, analysis and organization, evaluation and retrieval, other cognitive and metacognitive activities, but strategies for improving this structure have received less attention in adults; Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log's software on improving adult memory function. Method: This study was conducted by quasi-experimental method (pretest-posttest and control group). The statistical population of the study included all adults aged 30 to 60 with memory problems who had referred to psychological clinics in Isfahan in the first half of 2019. The research sample consisted of 30 people from the mentioned community who were selected as available and randomly divided into two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. The pre-test was performed through a memory test (Wechsler, 1974). Exercises based on neuropsychological skills were performed on Captain Lag during 15 sessions of 60 minutes using the 2014 version of Captain Log's software, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The post-test was then performed for both groups. Results: The results of covariance analysis showed that exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log's software on memory improvement and its dimensions include personal awareness of daily and personal issues, mental control, logical memory, repetition of forward and reverse numbers, visual memory and memory. Associations have an effect (p <0.05). This method did not affect the awareness of the time and place (orientation) of adults. Conclusion: So in order to improve the performance of adult memory, you can use Captain Log software.
