Projects & Grants
| Evaluation of cognitive functions in children with chronic diseases | |
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| Project Id | SGS08_2021 |
| Main solver | Mgr. Šárka Mikysková |
| Period | 1/2021 - 12/2021 |
| Provider | Specifický VŠ výzkum |
| State | finished |
| Anotation | Chronic disease is defined as a long-term incurable condition or current symptoms that limit the activities of daily life. After trauma or disease that affects the brain, cognitive deficits can occur, which can range from mild to severe. However, a damaged brain is capable of considerable reorganization, which can lead to real functional improvement.There are methods that can improve these features. Neocognitive rehabilitation is one of the current methods confirming the positive effect of supporting cognitive functions. Abroad, its effect was monitored in a meta-analysis by Robinson et al.(2014), this meta-analysis showed a significant improvement in cognitive function in children in all areas, after completing a neurorehabilitation program. Resch et al.(2018) in their systematic review also confirmed the improvement of cognitive and psychosocial functioning in children and adolescents. The ideal means of evaluating effectiveness is a quality neuropsychological examination, which, however, is limited by availability and time. We do not know the level of cognitive functions of children with chronic diseases and we do not have a tool in nursing that nurses could use to determine cognitive functions in children, or to determine the effect of cognitive rehabilitation. It would be useful to have a simple, short test available in routine clinical practice that provides as much information as possible on the state of cognitive function. Research examining this tool in the Czech version in the adult population with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease appears in the literature (Bartoš et al.,2014). However, the tool is not available in the Czech version for the pediatric population. Cognitive screening and subsequent neurocognitive rehabilitation has the potential to improve the care of pediatric patients and thus improve their quality of life. The aim is to determine the level of cognitive functions in children with chronic diseases,to validate a tool for screening |
