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Article

A Qualitative Study of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Program GRADIOR for People with Cognitive Impairment: Outcomes of the Focus Group Methodology

by
Eider Irazoki
1,2,*,
Mª Cruz Sánchez-Gómez
3,
Leslie María Contreras-Somoza
1,2,
José Miguel Toribio-Guzmán
2,
Mª Victoria Martín-Cilleros
3,
Sonia Verdugo-Castro
3,
Cristina Jenaro-Río
1 and
Manuel A. Franco-Martín
1,4,5
1
Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology, Campus Ciudad Jardín, University of Salamanca, Avenida de la Merced, 109, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
2
Department of Research and Development, INTRAS Foundation, Carretera de la Hiniesta 137, 49024 Zamora, Spain
3
Department of Didactic, Organization and Research Method, University of Salamanca, Paseo Canalejas, 169, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
4
Department of Psychiatry, Rio Hortega University Hospital, Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
5
Department of Psychiatry, Zamora Hospital, Calle Hernán Cortés, 40, 49071 Zamora, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(4), 859; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040859
Submission received: 11 December 2020 / Revised: 13 February 2021 / Accepted: 15 February 2021 / Published: 19 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychosocial Approaches Using Technology in Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia)
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Abstract

In recent years, technology has been implemented in the field of interventions for older adults. GRADIOR 4.5 is a cognitive software within the wide variety of available multimedia programs that support healthcare professionals in cognitive assessment and neuropsychological rehabilitation. The study aimed to evaluate the new version of GRADIOR (v4.5) based on the experience of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), people with dementia (PWD), and healthcare professionals. A qualitative study using the focus group methodology was carried out involving 13 people with MCI, 13 PWD, and 11 healthcare professionals. An analysis of the content and the level of feedback was performed. The study showed that GRADIOR 4.5 might be sufficiently adapted to PWD and people with MCI. Participants were motivated to use GRADIOR 4.5, showed high acceptability of the software, and a positive attitude towards technology. However, healthcare professionals suggested significant improvements to the software. GRADIOR 4.5 appeared to be a promising intervention that, because of its positive experience and acceptability, could be systematically implemented to complement cognitive rehabilitation interventions for older adults with MCI and dementia. Finally, it is advisable to consider the suggestions gathered in this study for future developments.
Keywords: cognitive rehabilitation; computer-based intervention; psychosocial intervention; cognitive impairment; dementia; focus group cognitive rehabilitation; computer-based intervention; psychosocial intervention; cognitive impairment; dementia; focus group

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Irazoki, E.; Sánchez-Gómez, M.C.; Contreras-Somoza, L.M.; Toribio-Guzmán, J.M.; Martín-Cilleros, M.V.; Verdugo-Castro, S.; Jenaro-Río, C.; Franco-Martín, M.A. A Qualitative Study of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Program GRADIOR for People with Cognitive Impairment: Outcomes of the Focus Group Methodology. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040859

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Irazoki E, Sánchez-Gómez MC, Contreras-Somoza LM, Toribio-Guzmán JM, Martín-Cilleros MV, Verdugo-Castro S, Jenaro-Río C, Franco-Martín MA. A Qualitative Study of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Program GRADIOR for People with Cognitive Impairment: Outcomes of the Focus Group Methodology. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(4):859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040859

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Irazoki, Eider, Mª Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, Leslie María Contreras-Somoza, José Miguel Toribio-Guzmán, Mª Victoria Martín-Cilleros, Sonia Verdugo-Castro, Cristina Jenaro-Río, and Manuel A. Franco-Martín. 2021. "A Qualitative Study of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Program GRADIOR for People with Cognitive Impairment: Outcomes of the Focus Group Methodology" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 4: 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040859

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Irazoki, E., Sánchez-Gómez, M. C., Contreras-Somoza, L. M., Toribio-Guzmán, J. M., Martín-Cilleros, M. V., Verdugo-Castro, S., Jenaro-Río, C., & Franco-Martín, M. A. (2021). A Qualitative Study of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Program GRADIOR for People with Cognitive Impairment: Outcomes of the Focus Group Methodology. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(4), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040859

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