title: Cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly: a randomized trial to evaluate a new protocol.
abstract: This study provides an introduction to, and overview of, several papers that resulted from a randomized control trial that evaluated a new cognitive rehabilitation protocol. The program was designed to improve general strategic abilities in ways that would be expressed in a broad range of functional domains. The trial, which was conducted on a sample of older adults who had experienced normal age-related cognitive decline, assessed performance in the following domains: memory, goal management, and psychosocial status. The general rationale for the trial, the overall experimental design, and the approach to statistical analyses that are relevant to each paper are described here. The results for each functional domain are reported in separate papers in this series.
authors.affiliation: Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. dstuss@rotman-baycrest.on.ca
authors.forename: Donald T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Stuss
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Fergus I M
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Craik
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Malcolm A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Binns
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Downey-Lamb
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Winocur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index