اثربخشی نرم‌افزار توانبخشی‌شناختی کاپیتان‌لاگ بر توجه-تمرکز و حافظه فعال سالمندان

Background: People's cognitive functions often often decline with age. One of the most vital cognitive functions is memory, which is of particular importance in the human ability to memorize, retain, and recall information. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the CaptainLog cognitive rehabilitation software on attention-concentration and working memory in the Older Adult.



Method: The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all Older Adult residents of elderly care and rehabilitation centers in Tehran in 1403, of whom 30 were selected through convenience sampling based on the inclusion criteria and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The data collection instruments included the Continuous Performance Test developed by Rosvold et al. and the Working Memory Test developed by Daneman and Carpenter. The experimental group underwent 15 sessions of therapeutic intervention with CaptainLog cognitive rehabilitation software, but the control group did not receive any intervention. After the post-test, data analysis was performed using ANOVA and SPSS version 22 statistical software.



Results: The results showed that by controlling for the pretest effect, there was a significant difference in the attention-concentration and working memory variables between the control and experimental groups in the posttest phase (P<0.001).



Discussion and Conclusion: Therefore, it can be said that CaptainLog cognitive rehabilitation software increases attention-concentration and working memory in the Older Adult and can be used as an effective intervention method in improving attention-concentration and working memory in the Older Adult.