Effectiveness of Rehacom Cognitive Rehabilitation Software on Depression in Patients with Chronic Stroke

Abstract

Introduction: Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world as well as in Iran, while most survivors have long-term physical and cognitive impairment, which imposes many costs on the community and these patients. Depression is one of the most prevelant disorders among stroke patients, which is estimated to be 45% in Iran. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relapse cognitive rehabilitation software on depression in patients with stroke in Tehran province in 2018. Materials and Methods: In this study, 50 patients with chronic stroke in Tehran province were selected from Tehran Tabassom clinic by conveienve sampling method and randomly divided into control (n=25) and test (n=25) groups. The pre-test of Beck depression inventory was performed using Beck depression inventory. The experimental group received a 45-minute -10 session intervention (2 sessions per week) using rehacom cognitive rehabilitation software. Control group did not receive any intervention. However, both groups received treatment traditional rehabilitation like physiotherapy. Finally, the post test was performed for both groups. Results: The statistical significance of the data was analyzed using ANCOVA. Results showed that, despite the effect control of pre-test between both groupsthere was a significant difference in terms of mean scores of depression in post test (P<0.5). Thus, rehacom cognitive rehabilitation software had a significnt effect ondepression recovery. Discussion and Conclusion: The results indicated that rehacom cognitive rehabilitation software significantly decreased depression in patients with chronic stroke and it is possible to have dramatic effects on other functions. However, further studies such as QEEG are needed for investigating the actual mechanisem of rehacom cognitive rehabilitation software.