Amery Treble-Barna1, McKay Moore Sohlberg, Beth E Harn, Shari L Wade. 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dr Treble-Barna); Communication Disorders and Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (Dr Sohlberg); Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (Dr Harn); Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dr Wade).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of the Attention Improvement and Management (AIM) program, a cognitive intervention for improving impairments in attention and executive functions (EFs) after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). SETTING: Tertiary care children's hospital. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 13 children with complicated mild-to-severe TBI (average of 5 years postinjury) and 11 healthy comparison children aged 9 to 15 years completed the study. DESIGN: Open-label pilot study with a nontreated control group. MAIN MEASURES: Subtests from the Test of Everyday Attention-for Children (TEA-Ch) and the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), the self- and parent-report from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), and the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS). RESULTS: Relative to the healthy comparison group, children with TBI demonstrated significant improvement postintervention on a neuropsychological measure of sustained attention, as well as on parent-reported EFs. The majority of families also reported expected or more-than-expected personalized goal attainment. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of AIM in improving parent-reported EFs and personalized real-world goal attainment in children with TBI.
OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of the Attention Improvement and Management (AIM) program, a cognitive intervention for improving impairments in attention and executive functions (EFs) after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). SETTING: Tertiary care children's hospital. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 13 children with complicated mild-to-severe TBI (average of 5 years postinjury) and 11 healthy comparison children aged 9 to 15 years completed the study. DESIGN: Open-label pilot study with a nontreated control group. MAIN MEASURES: Subtests from the Test of Everyday Attention-for Children (TEA-Ch) and the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), the self- and parent-report from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), and the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS). RESULTS: Relative to the healthy comparison group, children with TBI demonstrated significant improvement postintervention on a neuropsychological measure of sustained attention, as well as on parent-reported EFs. The majority of families also reported expected or more-than-expected personalized goal attainment. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of AIM in improving parent-reported EFs and personalized real-world goal attainment in children with TBI.
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