The Effectiveness of Captain Log Cognitive Rehabilitation Software on Prospective and Retrospective memory in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Captainlog cognitive rehabilitation software on prospective and retrospective memory in patients with multiple sclerosis. This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test design and control group. Thirty-four patients with multiple sclerosis were selected by purposive sampling method and were randomly and equally assigned to the experimental and control groups (17 patients in each group). The experimental group was intervened in 16 sessions of 60 minutes with Captain Log cognitive rehabilitation software, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Subjects were assessed using the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (2003). Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The results showed that Captain Log cognitive rehabilitation software had a significant effect on prospective and retrospective memory in patients with multiple sclerosis (P <0.05). The findings of this study showed that Captain Log software can play an important role in improving prospective and retrospective memory in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Keywords

• captain log software
• prospective memory
• retrospective memory
• multiple sclerosis