title: Repetition-lag memory training is feasible in patients with chronic stroke, including those with memory problems.
abstract: Repetition-lag memory training was developed to increase individuals' use of recollection as opposed to familiarity in recognition memory. The goals of this study were to examine the feasibility of repetition-lag training in patients with chronic stroke and to explore whether the training might show suggestions of transfer to non-trained tasks.
  
  
  
  Quasi-experimental.
  
  
  
  Patients (n = 17) took part in six repetition-lag training sessions and their gains on the training and non-trained tasks were compared to those of age-matched healthy controls (n = 30).
  
  
  
  All but two patients completed the training, indicating that the method is feasible with a wide range of patients with stroke. The amount patients gained on the training task was similar to that of healthy controls (that is, the Group × Time interactions were by-and-large not significant), suggesting that patients with stroke might benefit to the same degree as healthy adults from this training. Both groups showed some indication of transfer to the non-trained backward digit span task and visuospatial memory.
  
  
  
  These findings show that repetition-lag memory training is a possible approach with patients with stroke to enhance recollection. Further research on the method's efficacy and effectiveness is warranted.
authors.affiliation: a Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest , Toronto , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Vessela
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stamenova
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Janine M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychology , Millersville University , Millersville , PA , USA.
authors.forename: Shaun P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: d Sunnybrook Research Institute , Toronto , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Fuqiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: e School of Psychology , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.|f Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa A S
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: e School of Psychology , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Andra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: e School of Psychology , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.|g Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery , Ottawa , ON , Canada.|h Bruyère Research Institute , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Patrick S R
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Stroke; familiarity; memory; recollection; rehabilitation