Pilot Study to Examine the Use of Self-Generation to Improve Learning and Memory in People With Traumatic Brain Injury

• Published in: The American journal of occupational therapy Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 540 - 546
• Main Authors: Goverover, Yael, Chiaravalloti, Nancy, DeLuca, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Occupational Therapy Association 01.07.2010; American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc
• Subjects: Achievement tests; Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Brain; Brain Injuries - complications; Brain Injuries - rehabilitation; Case-Control Studies; Control Groups; Cooking; Difficulty Level; Executive Function; Female; Financial management; Generation effect; Humans; Injuries; Instructional Improvement; Learning; Learning disabilities; Learning Disorders - etiology; Learning Disorders - rehabilitation; Learning Problems; Long Term Memory; Male; Memorization; Memory; Memory Disorders - etiology; Memory Disorders - rehabilitation; Memory, Short-Term; Money Management; Occupational therapy; Patient Participation; Physiological aspects; Pilot Projects; Pilot studies; Recall (Psychology); Recognition (Achievement); Resistance (Psychology); Retention (Psychology); Social Support Groups; Traumatic brain injury; United States
• ISSN: 0272-9490; 1943-7676
• DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2010.09020

People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience memory and learning difficulties. Difficulty in the initial acquisition of information is a primary reason people with TBI experience difficulties in learning and memory. Treatment focusing on improving the acquisition of information will likely im...