ABSTRACT

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cognitive function and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) improvement with Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) and Strokepatient through Computer Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation (CACR) program within specific approach and hierarchial approach training program. For this investigation CACR training wasadministered to 14 patients diagnosed of TBI and Stroke.Method: The CACR was given to the subject patient for 1months, 5times a week and each stimulation lasted 30 minutes. Cognitive function and activities of daily living were comparedpre-CACR program with post-CACR program by MMSE and FIM .Results: Summarizing the results of this investigation;1. Statistically significant improvement in 8 items of MMSE and 11 items of FIM was found after the application of CACR program training.2. Cognitive function showed the spastically significant improvement after CACR program within specific approach and hierarchial approach training program3. Activities of daily living showed the statistically significant improvement after CACR program within specific approach and hierarchial approach especially hierarchial approachmore statistically significant increased than specific approach.