title: A pilot study evaluating an abbreviated version of the cognitive remediation programme for youth with neurocognitive deficits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effectiveness of an abbreviated version of an established cognitive remediation programme for children with neurological disorders and attention problems in an outpatient setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen 6-15-year-old children diagnosed with neurological and attention difficulties completed a six-module training programme aimed at improving attention. This programme was a shorter version of the Cognitive Remediation Programme (CRP), which has been successfully implemented with children with neurocognitive deficits. Parents completed measures of their children's attention and children completed neuropsychological measures of attention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The programme was associated with improvement in several aspects of parent-reported attention and children's performance on tasks measuring attention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The shortened version of the CRP shows promise as a brief treatment for attention problems in outpatient neurological populations. Future research should assess programme effectiveness using a control group, longer-term follow-up and teacher reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosychology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 5455 Meridian Mark Road, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA. lindsay.luton@choa.org
authors.forename: Lindsay M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Luton
authors.forename: Bonney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reed-Knight
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loiselle
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blount
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States