Table 2.
Author (Year) | Intervention (Duration and Frequency) |
Supervision or Coaching | Targeted Cognitive Domain |
Study Participants | Comparator Group | Outcome Measures |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hubacher et al. (2015) [22] | computerized training (BrainStim) for 4 weeks (45 min/session, 4 times/week) | supervised by a psychologist once per week | working memory (visuospatial and verbal) | 5 juvenile MS patients (age 12–17 years; 3 females) | Absent | Cognitive measures: working memory (visuospatial and verbal) and attention (alertness) |
Simone et al. (2018) [24] | computerized training for 3 months (1 h/session, twice/week) | a psychologist called patients every week and met patients and their caregiver/parent every month | attention | 16 POMS patients (age 15.75 ± 1.74 years; 9 females) | Present (nonspecific training) | Neuropsychological performance (using elaborate test battery) |
Till et al. (2019) [23] | web-based training (Cogmed™) for 5 weeks (<1 h/session, 5 d/week) | weekly telephone support by a trained Cogmed™ Coach | working memory (visuospatial and verbal) | 9 POMS patients (age 19.3 ± 4.1 years; 6 females) | Absent | Feasibility measures: adherence and tolerance; Cognitive measures: working memory, processing speed, visuospatial judgment |