Following severe cerebrovascular accidents, patients are often unable to dress themselves. Little is known about the persistence and treatment of this impairment. followed 23 patients who were (1) completely dependent on others for help with dressing (2) for two weeks continually until their discharge from the rehabilitation unit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often experience executive function impairments that impact activities of daily living. Assistive technologies can help overcome these disabilities and Goal Management Training (GMT) provides an effective therapeutic approach for treating such impairments. To capture the benefits of GMT with assistive technology we developed the RehaGoal App.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVisuospatial neglect may interfere with activities of daily living (ADL). Prism adaptation (PA) is one treatment option and may involve two components: recalibration (more strategic) and realignment (more implicit). We examined whether recalibration or realignment is the driving force in neglect rehabilitation using PA.
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