TY - JOUR
AU - Wild, Michelle R.
AB - BACKGROUND:Assistive technology for cognition (ATC) can be an effective means of compensating forcognitive impairments following acquired brain injury. Systematic instruction is anevidence-based approach to training a variety of skills and strategies, including theuse of ATC.OBJECTIVE:This study experimentally evaluated systematic instruction applied to assistivetechnology for cognition (ATC) in a vocational setting.METHODS:The study used a single-case, multiple-probe design across behaviors design. Theparticipant was a 50-year old female with cognitive impairments following an acquiredbrain injury (ABI). As a part-time employee, she was systematically instructed on how tooperate and routinely use selected applications (apps) on her iPod Touch to supportthree work-related skills: (a) recording/recalling the details of work assignments, (b)recording/recalling work-related meetings and conversations, and (c)recording/performing multi-step technology tasks. The experimental intervention wassystematic instruction applied to ATC. The dependent measures were: (a) the use of ATCat work as measured by an ATC routine task analysis; and (b) recall of work-relatedtasks and information.RESULTS:Treatment effects were replicated across the three work-related skills and weremaintained up to one year following the completion of intensive training acrossbehaviors with periodic review (booster sessions).CONCLUSIONS:Systematic instruction is a critical component to teaching the routine use of ATC tocompensate for cognitive impairments following ABI.
TI - Systematic instruction of assistive technology for cognition (ATC) in an          employment setting following acquired brain injury: A single case, experimental          study
JO - NeuroRehabilitation
DO - 10.3233/nre-151272
DA - 2015-10-28
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/ios-press/systematic-instruction-of-assistive-technology-for-cognition-atc-in-an-6TuM0qQDx0
SP - 437
EP - 447
VL - 37
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -