title: Cognitive rehabilitation therapy after acquired brain injury in Argentina: psychosocial outcomes in connection with the time elapsed before treatment initiation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) on psychosocial outcomes in Argentinean patients with acquired brain injury (ABI), in connection with the time elapsed between injury and treatment initiation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported data from patients in a naturalistic setting was collected before and after CRT.
  
  
  METHODS
  An outpatient sample of 75 Spanish-speaking patients with cognitive disturbances secondary to ABI (49 male/26 female, age: 50.2 ± 20.1 years; education 14.3 ± 3.2 years) completed a set of scales on their daily living activities, memory self-perception, quality-of-life and mood. Single and multi-group analyses were conducted, considering pre- and post- responses and the time elapsed between injury and treatment initiation. The influence of socio-demographic moderators was controlled during comparisons.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results suggest an improvement in several psychosocial indicators after treatment. Additionally, correlations and group comparisons showed greater improvement in subjective memory and quality-of-life self-reports in patients who began treatment earlier than those who began treatment after a longer time period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, results suggest that CRT is associated with positive results in different areas of the psychosocial domain and that post-injury time can mediate this effect.
authors.affiliation: CONICET (National Scientific and Technological Research Council) , Argentina , and.
authors.forename: Gastón
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saux
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Demey
authors.forename: Galeno
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feldberg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010465:Perception; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acquired brain injury; cognitive rehabilitation; post-injury time; psychosocial outcomes