Mohadese Niroomand; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi; Masoud Etemadifar
Abstract
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.
