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Table 1 Selected differences between cognitive training and cognitive rehabilitation

From: Cognitive training and cognitive rehabilitation for persons with mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's or vascular type: a review

 

Cognitive training

Cognitive rehabilitation

Target

Impairment

Participation restriction

Context

Structured tasks and environments

Real-world setting

Focus of intervention

Isolated cognitive abilities and processes

Groups of cognitive abilities and processes required to perform everyday tasks

Format

Individualized or group

Individualized

Proposed mechanism of action

Mainly restorative; sometimes combined with psychoeducation and strategy training

A combination of restorative and compensatory approaches combined with psychoeducation and strategy training

Goals

Improved or maintained ability in specific cognitive domains

Performance and functioning in relation to collaboratively set goals

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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1758-9193