The therapeutic effect of treatment with RehaCom software on verbal performance in patients with multiple sclerosis |
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Institution: | 1. Discipline of Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, 75 East Street, Lidcombe, Sydney NSW, 2141, Australia;2. The University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Research Institute, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia;1. Independent Clinical Psychology Unit, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland;2. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Szczecin, Krakowska 69 Str., Szczecin 71-017, Poland;3. Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland;4. Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland |
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Abstract: | Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by central nervous system lesions that lead to neurological dysfunctions including fatigue, depression and anxiety. MS is affecting almost 2.3 million people around the world, with the significant highest prevalence in the North America. MS also affects different cognitive abilities, such as attention, memory and executive functions. Furthermore, a significant impairment in verbal fluency and naming abilities in patients with MS has been reported. RehaCom, is a software that has improvement effects on cognitive functions. The goal of this research is to investigate the effect of treatment with RehaCom on verbal performance in patients with MS. To select the participants, 60 patients with MS who referred to our clinic were chosen randomly and divided into Control (n = 30) and Experimental (n = 30) groups. The participants in the experimental group were treated by RehaCom software for 10 sessions during 5 weeks (2 sessions per week and each session was 1 h). Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) and California Verbal Learning Test – Second Edition (CVLT-II), were used to assess verbal performance (verbal fluency, and verbal learning and memory) at weeks 0 (baseline), 5 (post-test) and 10 (follow-up). The results showed that, treatment with RehaCom improved verbal performance in patient with MS, at both post-test and follow-up stages. In conclusion, treatment with RehaCom cognitive rehabilitation software can improve verbal fluency, and verbal learning and memory in patient with MS, possibly by affecting the brain regions involved in language performance. |
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Keywords: | Multiple sclerosis (MS) Verbal fluency Verbal learning and memory Language performance Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) California Verbal Learning Test – Second Edition (CVLT-II) |
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