Computerized Working Memory Training Improves Function in Adolescents Born at Extremely Low Birth Weight - 02/08/11
, Ida Antonsen, MS c, Asta Håberg, PhD d, h, Arne Gramstad, PhD e, f, Torstein Vik, MD, PhD b, Ann-Mari Brubakk, MD, PhD b, g, Jon Skranes, MD, PhD a, b
Reprint requests: Gro CC Løhaugen, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health, Medical Faculty, NTNU, Medisinsk teknisk forskningssenter, N-7489 Trondheim, Norway.Abstract |
Objective |
To evaluate the effect of a computerized working memory training program on both trained and non-trained verbal aspects of working memory and executive and memory functions in extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1000 g) infants.
Study design |
Sixteen ELBW infants and 19 term-born control subjects aged 14 to 15 years participated in the training program, and 11 adolescents were included as a non-intervention group. Extensive neuropsychological assessment was performed before and immediately after training and at a 6-month follow-up examination. Both training groups used the CogMed RM program at home 5 days a week for 5 weeks.
Results |
Both groups improved significantly on trained and non-trained working memory tasks and on other memory tests indicating a generalizing effect. Working memory capacity was improved, and effects were maintained at the 6-month follow-up examination. There was no significant improvement in the non-intervention group at the 6-week follow-up examination.
Conclusions |
The computerized training program Cogmed RM was an effective intervention tool for improving memory and reducing core learning deficits in adolescents born at ELBW.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Mots-clés : ADHD, ELBW, NICU, SD, SES
Plan
| Funded by The Research Council of Norway (NevroNor), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. The Cogmed RM was purchased from the Cogmed Cognitive Medical Systems AB in Stockholm by our research group and given to each of the participants for free. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 158 - N° 4
P. 555 - avril 2011 Retour au numéro
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