computerized cognitive rehabilitation

Considering the increase in the number of children suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder compared to previous years, as well as the need of the scientific community to have correct and accurate scientific information about this disorder, it is necessary to carry out scientific research and more detailed investigations in the society for treatment. This disorder should be treated.

This research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of computerized cognitive rehabilitation and practical neuropsychological exercises on working memory and clinical symptoms of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with a control group. The population of this research was all children aged 7 to 11 with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who referred to pediatric psychiatrists and child psychologists in Tehran in the months of April to September 1401, and among them, 45 children were selected using a targeted sampling method. They were randomly selected and replaced in three equal groups of 15 people. To collect data, the Wechsler Working Memory Test (WISC-R), Children's Illness Symptoms Questionnaire (CSI-4), the fourth edition of the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham SNAP-IV scale and the Wechsler Children's Scale WISC-V DS21 subtest were used. SPSS software and multivariate covariance analysis tests were used for data analysis.

The results showed that both computerized cognitive rehabilitation intervention and neuropsychological practical exercises showed a significant difference in the post-test stage and follow-up on working memory and clinical symptoms of children with disorders. They have created attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The results show that in working memory variables and clinical symptoms, computerized cognitive rehabilitation training and practical neuropsychological exercises have the same effectiveness.

Computerized programs for brain empowerment with regular, intensive, and continuous cognitive exercises improve cognitive functions such as attention in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This review study aimed to identify effective computerized programs for improving attention in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

This descriptive narrative review was done in 2018 through library review and searching keywords including "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder", "computerized cognitive rehabilitation programs", and "play therapy" in databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The results of this review were investigated through the semi-structured interview and classified based on the attention areas of children and adolescents with ADHD.

Based on the review, Caption Log, Pay Attention, Cogmed Working Memory, Memory GYM, Attention GYM, Brainware Safari, 8 Sciences' ACTIVATET, Lumosity, My Happy Neuron, Smart Driver, and educational packages such as Maghzine were effective programs to improve different types of attention (focused, divided, intermittent, continuous, and selective) in the ADHD children aged four years old and older.

Considering the significant effects of computerized cognitive rehabilitation programs in empowering cognitive skills such as attention, their use as a complementary treatment in improving the quality of life of children and adolescents with ADHD is promising. However, it is suggested to evaluate such programs with larger samples, transfer their educational effects to daily life, and improve their quality by providing more components of such programs.

Numerous methods have been tested in the field of rehabilitation of dyslexic students. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation and neuro-psychological exercises on reading speed, accuracy and comprehension of students with dyslexia.

The method was quasi-experimental and its design was multi-group with pretest and posttest phases. The statistical population was included all elementary school students with developmental dyslexia of Amol and Mahmood-abad cities during the academic year of 1397-98, who were referred to learning disability centers. 45 samples were selected by convenience sampling and assessed by Raven IQ test and a Persian version of reading and dyslexia test (NAMA). Samples were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups after confirming diagnose from LD experts. Interventions were conducted in methods of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation and practical cognitive rehabilitation for experimental groups in 14 sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Reading speed, accuracy and comprehension were measured via NAMA test in two pre-test and post-test stages. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance with Bonferroni post-hoc test.

The results showed that computerized cognitive rehabilitation was more effective on the amount of reading speed and accuracy, but in comprehension, the practical method was more effective.

Computerized cognitive rehabilitation and practical cognitive rehabilitation are effective on dyslexia and these interventions can be complementary to each other in order to improve reading performance.