ArticleBrain and behavior2023
Effects of online brain training on self-reported mental health symptoms for generally healthy adults during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- Measuring and increasing the brain health span across adulthood: a public health imperative.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Improving mental health outcomes through online brain health training in adults with or without mental illness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effect of strategic memory advanced reasoning training (SMART) therapy for enhancing final-year high school students career choices.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Cognitive training improves executive function and self-efficacy in young women with chronic stroke: a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Exploring how brain health strategy training informs the future of work.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Effects of online brain training on self-reported mental health symptoms for generally healthy adults during the Covid-19 pandemic.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
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backgroundThe cognitive training Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART) has been shown to improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress when completed using in-person delivery, but mental health outcomes have not yet been studied for online delivery of SMART.
methodsData was analyzed from 145 generally healthy adults participating in the BrainHealth Project pilot study who had access to 12 weeks of online self-paced SMART and self-reported mental health symptoms on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) pre- and post-training. We utilized linear models to examine the change in self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress following the 12-week training period and to explore the influence of age, gender, and education on changes in symptomatology. Data from 44 participants who completed a follow-up DASS-21 6 months after completing SMART was used to explore the lasting impact of the training.
resultsImprovements in depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms were observed following online SMART, evidenced by a significant decrease in self-reported symptoms on the DASS-21. Improvement in self-reported mental health symptomatology was maintained or continued to improve 6-month post-training. No significant effect of gender was observed, but findings motivate additional exploration of the effects of education and age.
conclusionOnline SMART should be considered a low-cost, high-impact approach for supporting public mental health for generally healthy adults.
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