University of Haifa
The study will administer an intervention called strategy training to adult stroke survivors living in the community who do and do not have pets, and will examine the role of a pet in promoting cognitive performance and community participation outcomes.
Stroke survivors with pets Inclusion Criteria: 1. Primary diagnosis of acute stroke 2. At least 3 months after the stroke onset 3. Living in a community residence with a pet 4. Cognitive impairment as indicated by an Executive Interview score of 3 or higher 5. Participation restrictions as indicated by an Activity Card Sort (\<80% of pre-stroke activities) 6. Willing to participate in a 6-week program with 2 intervention sessions per week at home Exclusion Criteria: 1. Dementia as indicated by Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 18 or lower 2. Severe aphasia as indicated by the Boston D…
Strategy training is comprised of participant-selected activity based goals, self evaluation, global problem solving strategies, and therapist-delivered guided training. The strategy training therapist will guide participants using prompting questions, as well as work sheets that facilitate learning and aid the participants in implementing the process.
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