A comparison of the content of memory rehabilitation groups for patients with neurological disabilities

作者：O' Brien Marie Claire; das Nair Roshan^*; Lincoln Nadina B

来源：Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2013, 23(3): 321-332.

DOI：10.1080/09602011.2012.753920

• Memory rehabilitation
• Effectiveness
• Time-sampling
• Treatment fidelity
• Brain damage

The aim of the study was to compare the fidelity of manualised group memory rehabilitation programmes for participants with neurological disabilities. A sample of 11 neurological patients with memory problems, enrolled in a randomised controlled trial comparing compensation, restitution and self-help treatments, were observed during group sessions. Time-sampling was used to record the activity of the participants and the content of the discussion at one minute intervals. There was a significant difference between groups in the amount of time the group leader and participants spent talking (p%26lt;.001). Participants in the compensation and restitution groups spent significantly more time in memory rehabilitation discussion than participants in the self-help group (p%26lt;.001). There was also a significant difference between the amount of time spent discussing internal and external memory aids in the compensation and restitution groups (p%26lt;.001). These results support the fidelity of the interventions provided. This study also highlights the usefulness of time-sampling as a method to record the content and activity in rehabilitation groups.

• 出版日期2013-6-1