Cognitive rehabilitation therapy after acquired brain injury in Argentina: psychosocial outcomes in connection with the time elapsed before treatment initiation

SAUX, GASTÓN; FELDBERG CAROLINA; IRRAZABAL, NATALIA; LEIS ADRIANA; ROJAS GALENO; SOMALE VERÓNICA; CACERES, FERNANDO; DEMEY, IGNACIO

BRAIN INJURY

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2014 p. 1 - 8

0269-9052

Primary objective: To examine the effect of cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) onpsychosocial outcomes in Argentinean patients with acquired brain injury (ABI), in connectionwith the time elapsed between injury and treatment initiation.Research design: Self-reported data from patients in a naturalistic setting was collected beforeand after CRT.Methods and procedure: An outpatient sample of 75 Spanish-speaking patients with cognitivedisturbances secondary to ABI (49 male/26 female, age: 50.2 ± 20.1 years; education 14.3 ± 3.2years) completed a set of scales on their daily living activities, memory self-perception,quality-of-life and mood. Single and multi-group analyses were conducted, consideringpre- and post- responses and the time elapsed between injury and treatment initiation.The influence of socio-demographic moderators was controlled during comparisons.Main results: Results suggest an improvement in several psychosocial indicators after treatment.Additionally, correlations and group comparisons showed greater improvement in subjectivememory and quality-of-life self-reports in patients who began treatment earlier than those whobegan treatment after a longer time period.Conclusions: Overall, results suggest that CRT is associated with positive results in differentareas of the psychosocial domain and that post-injury time can mediate this effect.