Flow experience during attentional training improves cognitive functions in patients with traumatic brain injury

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750196
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University (2015); Hokkaido Bunkyo University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA KAZUKI 北海道大学, 保健科学研究院, 客員研究員 (90638280)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: Flow / 外傷性脳損傷 / 注意機能障害 / リハビリテーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Objective / Background：Flow is the holistic experience that occurs when an individual acts with total involvement. The objective of present study was to examine the effects of attention training that induces flow experience (flow task) for patients with attention-deficit disorder after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Methods：We conducted a two-patient case report with a within-subject AB design and randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Results / Conclusion：Patients showed improvement on the Continuous Performance Test, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Trail Making test, and Moss Attention Rating Scale after the flow task. On the other hand, patients didn’t show improvement on the neuropsychological test of memory and executive functions. We suggested that attention training inducing flow experience may thus facilitate improvement of attention.

Free Research Field

高次脳機能障害学