Title: Article 12 Impacts of Exercise and Affirmations on Cognition and Mood for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract: Creating effective exercise interventions for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) for purposes of improving their functioning and reducing cognitive and emotional impairments is a significant rehabilitation challenge. This paper presentation will discuss the feasibility of a pilot study that combined exercise with verbal self-affirmation/positive self-talk (IntenSati) to increase cognition and mood among patients with TBI. Significant results and challenges relating to program implementation will also be discussed. The pilot study was conducted at an outpatient department in an urban medical center using a wait-list control design. Twenty participants enrolled in the study, with twelve of those participants completing the study (Female = 7, Mean age = 49). The study utilized neuropsychological assessment and self-report measures to assess participants' cognition and mood at three time-points throughout the study. Following initial evaluation, participants were assigned into either the immediate intervention group or the waitlist control group (intervention following 8-weeks of monitoring). During the intervention, subjects participated in this program twice a week over the course of 8 consecutive weeks.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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