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ArticleClinical rehabilitation2021

Rationale and description of BrainLevel: Computerized repeated practice with strategy use instruction for children with acquired brain injury.

Christine Resch, Petra Hurks, Arend de Kloet, Caroline van Heugten

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Article in Clinical rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christine ReschDepartment of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-6137
Petra HurksDepartment of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Arend de KloetThe Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Caroline van HeugtenDepartment of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Maastricht University · NLThe Hague University of Applied Sciences · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn this paper, we provide the rationale behind and a description of BrainLevel, a new cognitive rehabilitation intervention for children with acquired brain injury. RATIONALE: Children with acquired brain injury frequently report cognitive problems and consequently problems in participation, psychosocial functioning, family functioning and quality of life. Computerized repeated practice of specific cognitive tasks (so-called 'brain training') improves performance on those specific or highly similar tasks, but rarely leads to better daily life functioning. Adding strategy use instruction as an intervention component, with the aim to transfer task-specific effects to other contexts, may yield positive effects on cognitive and daily life functioning of children with acquired brain injury. DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW

interventionIn BrainLevel, computerized repeated practice is offered via the online training programme BrainGymmer. For the strategy use instruction, we developed a protocol to provide and practice function-specific and metacognitive strategies. The intervention period is 6 weeks, during which children train five times per week for 30 minutes per day at home with BrainGymmer. Additionally, they attend a weekly 45-minute strategy use instruction session on the basis of our protocol with a cognitive rehabilitation specialist. DISCUSSION: BrainLevel is innovative in combining computerized repeated practice with strategy use instruction as cognitive rehabilitation for children with acquired brain injury. Currently, we are investigating the effectiveness of BrainLevel. In this paper, possible adaptations to tailor BrainLevel to other games or contexts, or to incorporate novel scientific insights, for example regarding optimal intervention duration and intensity, are discussed.

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AdolescentBrain InjuriesChildCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeVideo GamesadolescenceCognitive rehabilitationmetacognitiontrainingtraumatic brain injury

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