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PubMed2006

Effects of cholinergic drugs and cognitive training on dementia: 2-year follow-up.

Several studies have shown that pharmacological and cognitive treatments for Alzheimers's disease improve cognitive function for short periods, but fewer studies have evaluated the efficacy of those treatments for longer (2-year) periods. An initial sample of 68 subjects with mild Alzheimer's disease underwent clinical and cognitive evaluation. After evaluation, subjects were assigned to four different groups and participated in a 2-year follow-up study. Group 1 (n = 14) received combined drug and cognitive stimulation, group 2 (n = 20) received only drug treatment, group 3 (n = 14) received only cognitive stimulation, and group 4 (n = 30) received no treatment at all. Results confirmed previous investigation, cognitive and combined stimulation improved patients' performance throughout the 1st year; however, all groups deteriorated gradually throughout the 2nd year of treatment. According to this evidence, it can be concluded that we cannot stop cognitive deterioration after 2 years of treatment, although deterioration is greater and its progress faster in patients not receiving any treatment at all.

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PubMed1992

Computerized cognitive training with learning disabled students: a pilot study.

The effects of practicing computerized exercises in class by 59 learning disabled students who received an 8-hr. training program, 30 min. per week, were evaluated. Six exercises designed to facilitate basic cognitive skills development were used. Twelve subjects were assigned to a control group without any form of intervention. Covariance analysis (pretest scores used as covariates) showed a significant effect of training on mental arithmetic. These results suggest that practicing a computerized exercise of mental arithmetic can facilitate the automatization of basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, and multiplication). The nature, progress, and evaluation of such types of intervention are discussed.

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PubMed1980

Training cognitive functioning in the elderly--inability to replicate previous findings.

This study was designed to replicate Hornblum and Overton's study which trained conservation ability in elderly women [1]. Thirty-four elderly women volunteers were given a pretest battery of area and volume conservation tasks; participants also completed an extensive life history questionnaire. Conservation scores were the highest yet recorded by elderly participants. Thirty-two women received perfect conservation scores; only two were "partial conservers"; no participant was a "nonconserver." Consequently, training was not implemented. These women had high levels of education, good health, adequate income, satisfying leisure activities, and positive attitudes about aging. Advanced chronological age does not guarantee poor conservation performance. The mechanism(s) whereby life history variables influence cognitive functioning needs to be determined.

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PubMed2005

Effect of a brief cognitive training programme in patients with long-lasting back pain evaluated as unfit for surgery.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive intervention (information and physical exercise), on patients with long-lasting back pain referred for surgical evaluation at an orthopaedic hospital, but evaluated as unfit for surgery. One hundred and fifty-two patients were randomized to a five days intervention or control. The intervention had no significant effects on pain. At three-month follow-up, the patients in the intervention group used significantly more active strategies to cope with the back pain compared to the control group. This effect seemed to increase over time, being more pronounced at one-year follow-up evaluation.

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