Comprehensive Cognitive Remediation as a Strategy to Prevent Cognitive Impairment Associated With Age and Disability With the REHACOP Program

The REHACOP group received cognitive remediation sessions 3 times per week for 3 months in 60 minute per session. The rehabilitation consisted of 39 sessions divided into: attention and concentration unit (sustained, selective, alternating, and divided attention) 4 weeks; learning and memory unit (verbal and visual memory and learning strategies) 3 weeks; language (verbal fluency, syntax, grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension) 3 weeks; and executive functioning (objectives planning and attainment, verbal reasoning, categorization, and conceptualization). In addition, processing speed was trained transversely during all the sessions.

The control group received occupational group activities (reading the newspaper, drawing, singing or doing crafts) with the same frequency and format as the experimental group.