Effect of Computer-based Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention on Selective Attention, Sustained Attention, and Divided Attention of Patients with Stroke in Tabriz

Stroke is the most important neurological disease in old people. Cognitive impairment, such as attention deficit, is one of the common problems in stroke patients. So, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation on sustained attention, divided attention, and selective attention  function in patients with stroke.

A quasi- experimental investigation was carried out using a pretest- posttest design and a control group. A total of 30 stroke patients aged 30-65 meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group was trained for 21 sessions using Captain’s Log Cognitive Rehabilitation Software, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test was used as pretest and posttest.

Data analysis, using single-variable covariance, showed a significant difference between experimental and control groups in attention scores (selective attention, sustained attention, and divided attention).

According to the findings of the present study, it can be deduced that computer cognitive rehabilitation programs can be used to improve the components of attention in people with stroke.