Chantal A V Geusgens, Debbie C H van Tilburg, Britt Fleischeuer, Jessica Bruijel
{"title":"The relation between insomnia and depression in the subacute phase after stroke.","authors":"Chantal A V Geusgens, Debbie C H van Tilburg, Britt Fleischeuer, Jessica Bruijel","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2370072","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2370072","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prevalence rates for both depression and insomnia the first year after stroke are around 30%, significantly impacting the prospects of recovery, rehabilitation, and quality of life. Furthermore, the risk of insomnia and depression becoming chronic is high in the subacute phase post-stroke. This cross-sectional observational study investigated whether insomnia and depression are related in the subacute phase post-stroke, using validated instruments. Sixty-six outpatient stroke survivors participated. Depression was measured using the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) and insomnia severity with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). A multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the association between the dependent variable post-stroke depression and the independent variables insomnia and pre-stroke depression treatment. Results showed that insomnia (<i>β</i> = 0.48, <i>t </i>= 4.40, <i>p </i>< 0.001) and pre-stroke depression treatment (<i>β</i> = 0.24, <i>t </i>= 2.28, <i>p </i>= 0.026) were both significant predictors of depression. Participants with more insomnia complaints and participants with pre-stroke depression treatment had more depression symptoms post-stroke. Therefore, it is important to be alert in the subacute phase post-stroke of both, insomnia and depression complaints.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"757-773"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141472735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Salazar-Frías, María Rodríguez-Bailón, Giorgia Ricchetti, Alba Navarro-Egido, Macarena de Los Santos, María Jesús Funes
{"title":"Training to deal with distractions and conflicting situations in activities of daily living after traumatic brain injury (TBI): Preliminary evidence from a single-case experimental design study.","authors":"Daniel Salazar-Frías, María Rodríguez-Bailón, Giorgia Ricchetti, Alba Navarro-Egido, Macarena de Los Santos, María Jesús Funes","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2375495","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2375495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03958487.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"774-809"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141621827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A window into the reality of families living long term with challenging behaviours after a TBI.","authors":"Charlotte Hendryckx, Mélanie Couture, Nadia Gosselin, Emily Nalder, Mireille Gagnon-Roy, Geneviève Thibault, Carolina Bottari","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2354402","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2354402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Challenging behaviours are a long-term burden for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. Families frequently shoulder the responsibility alone, but little is known about the strategies they use to manage these behaviours. This study aimed to 1) identify the coping strategies used by people with TBI living in the community and their family caregivers to manage challenging behaviours; and 2) describe the similarities and differences between strategies used by people with TBI and caregivers. In this qualitative descriptive design, individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with adults with TBI and their caregivers and were inductively analyzed. The sample included 10 dyads and two triads, totalling 12 caregivers (8 women) and 14 individuals with TBI (6 women; 21.71 ± 10.84 years post-injury). Participants' strategies were proactive (prevention), reactive (response), or retroactive (aftercare). Most strategies were described by caregivers. Some of them were effective and lasting, others not, reflecting how they adapted their approaches over time. Families put in place various strategies in their life's journey, such as giving feedback or adapting the environment. Despite these strategies supporting long-term community living, the need for ongoing support is underscored, as crises may still occur, impacting families' quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"669-700"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141089143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The reliability and validity of brief cognitive screening tools used in traumatic brain injury: A systematic review.","authors":"Jessica McLaren, Alexander Fradera, Breda Cullen","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2357850","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2357850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reliable and valid cognitive screening tools are essential in the assessment of those with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, there is no consensus about which tool should be used in clinical practice. This systematic review assessed psychometric properties of cognitive screening tools for detecting cognitive impairment in TBI. Inclusion criteria were: peer-reviewed validation studies of a cognitive screening tool(s); with a sample of adults aged 18-80 diagnosed with TBI (mild-severe); and with psychometrics consistent with COSMIN guidelines. Published literature was retrieved from MEDLINE, Web of Science Core Collection, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO on 27 January 2022. A narrative synthesis was performed. Thirty-four studies evaluated the psychometric properties of a total of 22 cognitive screening tools, in a variety of languages. Properties assessed included structural validity, internal consistency, reliability, criterion validity (or diagnostic test accuracy), convergent/divergent validity, and discriminant validity. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) were the most widely validated cognitive screening tools for use in TBI. The MoCA had the most promising evidence of its psychometric properties, which has implications for clinical practice. Future research should aim to follow standard criteria for psychometric studies to allow meaningful comparisons across the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"837-862"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A targeted review of prosodic production in agrammatic aphasia.","authors":"Lauryn Zipse, Jeanne Gallée, Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2362243","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2362243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is unclear whether individuals with agrammatic aphasia have particularly disrupted prosody, or in fact have relatively preserved prosody they can use in a compensatory way. A targeted literature review was undertaken to examine the evidence regarding the capacity of speakers with agrammatic aphasia to produce prosody. The aim was to answer the question, how much prosody can a speaker \"do\" with limited syntax? The literature was systematically searched for articles examining the production of grammatical prosody in people with agrammatism, and yielded 16 studies that were ultimately included in this review. Participant inclusion criteria, spoken language tasks, and analysis procedures vary widely across studies. The evidence indicates that timing aspects of prosody are disrupted in people with agrammatic aphasia, while the use of pitch and amplitude cues is more likely to be preserved in this population. Some, but not all, of these timing differences may be attributable to motor speech programming deficits (AOS) rather than aphasia, as these conditions frequently co-occur. Many of the included studies do not address AOS and its possible role in any observed effects. Finally, the available evidence indicates that even speakers with severe aphasia show a degree of preserved prosody in functional communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"863-903"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11624319/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cerebral blood flow and structural connectivity after working memory or physical training in paediatric cancer survivors - Exploratory findings.","authors":"Schuerch Kirstin, Grieder Matthias, Benzing Valetin, Siegwart Valerie, Federspiel Andrea, Slavova Nedelina, Kiefer Claus, Roessler Jochen, Everts Regula","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2356294","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2356294","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Paediatric cancer survivors often suffer from cognitive long-term difficulties. Consequently, strengthening cognition is of major clinical relevance. This study investigated cerebral changes in relation to cognition in non-brain tumour paediatric cancer survivors after working memory or physical training compared to a control group. Thirty-four children (≥one-year post-treatment) either underwent eight weeks of working memory training (<i>n</i> = 10), physical training (<i>n</i> = 11), or a waiting period (<i>n</i> = 13). Cognition and MRI, including arterial spin labelling and diffusion tensor imaging, were assessed at three time points (baseline, post-training, and three-month follow-up). Results show lower cerebral blood flow immediately after working memory training (<i>z</i> = -2.073, <i>p</i> = .038) and higher structural connectivity at the three-month follow-up (<i>z</i> = -2.240, <i>p</i> = .025). No cerebral changes occurred after physical training. Short-term changes in cerebral blood flow correlated with short-term changes in cognitive flexibility (<i>r</i> = -.667, <i>p</i> = .049), while long-term changes in structural connectivity correlated with long-term changes in working memory (<i>r</i> = .786, <i>p</i> = .021). Despite the caution given when interpreting data from small samples, this study suggests a link between working memory training and neurophysiological changes. Further research is needed to validate these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"701-727"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maggie Karanasiou, Richard Coates, Jessica L Kingston
{"title":"A pilot RCT assessing feasibility of a single values-based versus standard goal-Setting session for community dwellers with acquired brain injury (ABI).","authors":"Maggie Karanasiou, Richard Coates, Jessica L Kingston","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2025.2488475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2025.2488475","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A pilot randomised controlled trial examined the feasibility (i.e., intervention demand, acceptability and initial efficacy) of a single-session (T1) and two-week follow-up (T2) values-based versus standard goal-setting intervention for ABI community dwellers. Twenty four participants (12 in each group) with ABI were recruited, 14 of whom were male (age: <i>M</i> = 61, <i>SD</i> = 9.3). Retention rate was at 92%, and both interventions were rated as acceptable (mean ratings ≥ 80%). Improvements in the primary outcome of wellbeing were greater in the values group (<i>d</i><sub>ppc2</sub> = 0.30), while no differences between groups were found for goal attainment or memory of goals. Regarding attitudes towards goals measured at T1, motivation was higher for the values group with a small-to-medium effect size (<i>d</i> = -0.31), whereas confidence and anticipated pleasure from working on the goal were higher for the standard goal-setting group with small-to-medium (<i>d</i> = 0.28) and small (<i>d</i> = 0.17) effect sizes, respectively. The study found a modest improvement for the wellbeing of ABI community dwellers when their goals were embedded in values, while memory of goals and goal achievement was similar across both groups. Study limitations and future recommendations are discussed, and replication is required.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sam Humphrey, Kerryn Elizabeth Pike, Brian Long, Henry Ma, Robert Bourke, Bradley J Wright, Dana Wong
{"title":"Invisible difficulties are easily missed when visible outcomes are positive: A qualitative study of patient perspectives following acute treatments for ischaemic stroke.","authors":"Sam Humphrey, Kerryn Elizabeth Pike, Brian Long, Henry Ma, Robert Bourke, Bradley J Wright, Dana Wong","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2025.2492753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2025.2492753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aimed to explore the perspectives of ischaemic stroke patients treated with endovascular clot retrieval (ECR), intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), or conservative management in the early stages of stroke recovery. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were qualitatively analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis approach. Three themes were generated: (1) <i>Experiencing ongoing impairments after stroke</i>; (2) <i>Coping with life after stroke</i>; and (3) <i>Invisible difficulties are easily missed when visible outcomes are positive</i>. Participants (ECR = 11, t-PA = 10, conservative management = 10; mean age = 62.9 ± 17.5; 20 male, 11 female) experienced ongoing impairments after stroke including physical problems, fatigue and sleep issues, communication difficulties, and cognitive impairment. They described these difficulties as impacting their ability to cope with life after stroke, including reduced participation, loss of independence, adjustment difficulties, and identity changes, which were associated with negative emotions. In participants with positive visible (e.g., physical) outcomes, particularly those in the ECR group, invisible difficulties were underrecognized and untreated due to a lack of services post-discharge, with this causing uncertainty in recovery. Invisible difficulties are common for all stroke survivors regardless of acute medical treatment and rehabilitation services need to place greater emphasis on managing invisible difficulties earlier in the recovery process.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144052543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Patané, Julie Bui, Flimmy Agon, Clément Desoche, Loic Druette, Jacques Luauté, Gilles Rode, Yves Rossetti, Selene Schintu, Alessandro Farnè
{"title":"ARPA: Augmented Reality Prism Adaptation induces sensorimotor and visuospatial effects.","authors":"Ivan Patané, Julie Bui, Flimmy Agon, Clément Desoche, Loic Druette, Jacques Luauté, Gilles Rode, Yves Rossetti, Selene Schintu, Alessandro Farnè","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2025.2489126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2025.2489126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prism adaptation (PA) is a well-established method for sensorimotor recalibration and influencing visuospatial processing. It is also one of the rehabilitation approaches for neglect patients. Recent studies have shown effective adaptation in virtual reality (VR) settings simulating the classic PA procedure. However, no research has explored prism adaptation in augmented reality (AR), which combines the advantages of VR with greater ecological validity, allowing individuals to perform a virtual PA procedure in a real environment with natural visual feedback from their own hand. The present study introduces Augmented Reality Prism Adaptation (ARPA), a novel procedure that incorporates the benefits of AR with the classic PA technique. Forty-eight healthy participants underwent either leftward or rightward ARPA, and their sensorimotor and visuospatial aftereffects were evaluated immediately post-ARPA and over a 40-minute period. Results revealed significant and long-lasting sensorimotor aftereffects following both leftward and rightward ARPA, while only leftward ARPA induced an immediate rightward visuospatial aftereffect. Importantly, we investigated the generalization of these changes to the real environment, finding that ARPA-induced sensorimotor aftereffects extended beyond the virtual setting. While these findings show that ARPA produces both sensorimotor and visuospatial aftereffects, further research is essential to evaluate its applicability and effectiveness in neglect rehabilitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144022269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine Hackett, Moira McKniff, Sarah Lehman, Emma Pinsky, Chiu C Tan, Marina Kaplan, Giuliana Vallecorsa, Mijail D Serruya, Tania Giovannetti
{"title":"A counterbalanced crossover pilot study of a personalized smartphone reminder application for older adults with cognitive impairment.","authors":"Katherine Hackett, Moira McKniff, Sarah Lehman, Emma Pinsky, Chiu C Tan, Marina Kaplan, Giuliana Vallecorsa, Mijail D Serruya, Tania Giovannetti","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2025.2489125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2025.2489125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The SmartPrompt2 iPhone app was designed according to a neuropsychological framework, empirical data, and participant feedback to support efficient completion of everyday tasks at home by sending personalized prompts to participants' smartphones. Feasibility, efficacy in the home environment, and usability were examined in ten participants with MCI or mild dementia and their care-partners (NCT04313582). Participants and care-partners identified two individually relevant tasks for the participant to complete for two weeks with the SmartPrompt2 app (SP condition) two weeks without it (Control condition; order counterbalanced). SmartPrompt2 alerted them to complete daily tasks at times specified by the participant/care-partner using personalized images, audio, rewards, and motivational and logging features targeting common errors. Care-partners reported significantly higher task completion and lower burden during the SP condition versus Control. There was no significant difference in participants' average frustration between conditions. Usability ratings were high at the end of the study, and all participants requested to keep the app. Larger and longer effectiveness studies are needed, but preliminary data support the feasibility, efficacy and usability of the SmartPrompt2 for improving everyday function in older adults with cognitive impairments.Trial Registration: NCT04313582.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"1-35"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144040703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}