Stroke, Attention, Cognitive Impairment, Depression
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will be performed in a single group (there will be no control group) with 15 patients.
During these three months weekly meetings will be held with 90 minutes each.
The intervention w
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The present study will be carried out with individuals of both sexes, aged over 40 years, who suffered a stroke for a maximum of one year.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Illiterate individuals and/or individuals who have significant impairment and who prevent them from carrying out cognitive and mood assessment activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improve the participants' cognitive performance, especially related to attention, assessed through the results of neuropsychological assessment tests. Data collected in a period of at most two months before and after the intervention by cognitive training. From the inferential statistical analysis, of comparison of means, the comparison will be performed by means of analysis of variance (ANOVA) and also via non-parametric test of minimal detectable changes. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improve the participants' depressive symptoms as measured by the result of the BDI-II test applied over a period of at most two months before and after the intervention. From the inferential statistical analysis, of comparison of means, the comparison will be performed by means of analysis of variance (ANOVA) and also via non-parametric test of minimal detectable changes. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNadia Shigaeff
Outcome results
None listed