Resumo
Heroin addiction has a negative impact on cognitive functions, and recovering addicts suffer from cognitive impairment. Traditional cognitive rehabilitation approaches suffer from limited motivational appeal and are relatively cumbersome to carry out. We report a study testing on an alternative mHealth approach using tablets and serious games to stimulate cognitive functions. In order to test the efficacy of these methods, a small scale cognitive training program was run with a sample of male heroin addicts who were undergoing a rehabilitation program for heroin addiction as inpatients at a local NGO. The results were promising and highlight the need for randomized control trials to clearly ascertain the efficacy of this alternative approach to cognitive rehabilitation programs.
Idioma original | Inglês |
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Título da publicação do anfitrião | Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, REHAB 2015 |
Editores | Daniyal M. Alghazzawi, Habib M. Fardoun, Victor M. Ruiz Penichet, Pedro Gamito |
Editora | Association for Computing Machinery |
Páginas | 5-9 |
Número de páginas | 5 |
ISBN (eletrónico) | 9781450338981 |
DOIs | |
Estado da publicação | Publicadas - 1 out. 2015 |
Evento | 3rd Workshop on ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, REHAB 2015 - Lisbon Duração: 1 out. 2015 → 2 out. 2015 |
Série de publicação
Nome | ACM International Conference Proceeding Series |
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Volume | 01-02-October-2015 |
Conferência
Conferência | 3rd Workshop on ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, REHAB 2015 |
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País/Território | Portugal |
Cidade | Lisbon |
Período | 1/10/15 → 2/10/15 |
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