A Comparison between the Effectiveness of computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Dialysis Patients’ Executive Functions
# Purpose Executive function impairments are among the most common dialysis side effects. The present study aims to compare the efficiency of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training (cCRT) on dialysis patients' executive functions. #...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Medical Publishing
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Health Psychology Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.118447 |
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| Summary: | # Purpose
Executive function impairments are among the most common dialysis side effects. The present study aims to compare the efficiency of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training (cCRT) on dialysis patients' executive functions.
# Research method
The present study, a quasi-experimental effort, adopted a pre-test/post-test method that included a control (sham) group.
# Design
The study sample consisted of 30 participants, selected through the convenience sampling method, and categorized into three groups of cCRT, tDCS, and sham participants. The cCRT participants were asked to complete 8 tasks in Captain's Log MindPower Builder software. The tDCS participants were treated with a 0.06 mA/cm2 current with the anodal electrode on F3 and the cathodal electrode on Fp2. For the sham participants, the electrodes were put on the same regions but there was no current stimulation. The treatment lasted for 10 sessions carried out every other day.
# Results
The results of MANCOVA showed no significant difference between the sham group and the cCRT group in any of the executive function items. . However, between the sham group and the tDCS group was detected a significant difference in spatial working memory (p \< 0.05) and a marginally significant in cognitive flexibility (p = 0.091). No significant difference was reported between cCRT and tDCS groups in any item.
# Conclusion
According to the findings of the study, given the efficacy of tDCS on spatial working memory and cognitive flexibility for dialysis patients, it can be used to improve these skills. |
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| ISSN: | 2420-8124 |