TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive and psychological improvements following CogSMART in veterans with mental health diagnoses
AU - Dorociak, Katherine E.
AU - Bernstein, John P.K.
AU - Baumgartner, Sarah E.
AU - Hughes, Adriana M.
AU - Duff, Kevin
AU - Lamberty, Gregory J
AU - Yamada, Torricia H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - INTRODUCTION: The present study examined the efficacy of a CogSMART-based program in improving cognitive and emotional functioning in a clinic-based sample of Veterans presenting with cognitive concerns and history of mental health diagnoses.METHOD: Forty Veterans (
M
age
= 61.2 years, 85% male) completed a weekly CogSMART-based group program as well as a battery of neuropsychological and psychological measures at both pre- and post-group evaluations. Participants met DSM-5 criteria for at least one mental health diagnosis.
RESULTS: Significant improvements on global cognition as well as measures of learning/memory and attention were observed from pre- to post-group (
p < .05, cohen's
d range = .48-1.01). As many as 33.3% of participants showed significant improvement, depending on the cognitive domain. Significant overall improvements were observed in depression symptoms and life satisfaction (
p < .01, cohen's
d = .67 and .59, respectively). Over one-third of the sample demonstrated a reliable improvement in depressive symptoms, 25% in anxiety symptoms, and 18% in life satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS: Among individuals with mental health diagnosis but without major neurocognitive disorders, CogSMART-based interventions may be an effective treatment for improving aspects of cognition, depression, and life satisfaction.
AB - INTRODUCTION: The present study examined the efficacy of a CogSMART-based program in improving cognitive and emotional functioning in a clinic-based sample of Veterans presenting with cognitive concerns and history of mental health diagnoses.METHOD: Forty Veterans (
M
age
= 61.2 years, 85% male) completed a weekly CogSMART-based group program as well as a battery of neuropsychological and psychological measures at both pre- and post-group evaluations. Participants met DSM-5 criteria for at least one mental health diagnosis.
RESULTS: Significant improvements on global cognition as well as measures of learning/memory and attention were observed from pre- to post-group (
p < .05, cohen's
d range = .48-1.01). As many as 33.3% of participants showed significant improvement, depending on the cognitive domain. Significant overall improvements were observed in depression symptoms and life satisfaction (
p < .01, cohen's
d = .67 and .59, respectively). Over one-third of the sample demonstrated a reliable improvement in depressive symptoms, 25% in anxiety symptoms, and 18% in life satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS: Among individuals with mental health diagnosis but without major neurocognitive disorders, CogSMART-based interventions may be an effective treatment for improving aspects of cognition, depression, and life satisfaction.
KW - Cognition
KW - cognitive rehabilitation
KW - mental health
KW - reliable change
KW - veterans
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U2 - 10.1080/23279095.2022.2086056
DO - 10.1080/23279095.2022.2086056
M3 - Article
C2 - 35696557
AN - SCOPUS:85131722938
JO - Applied neuropsychology. Adult
JF - Applied neuropsychology. Adult
SN - 0908-4282
ER -
