Maede Sadat Etesami, MSc, is a Clinical Psychologist and Researcher, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex; Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences; Center of Excellence in Cognitive Neuropsychology, Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Nadia Saboury, MSc, is a Psychologist, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran. Minoo Mohraz, MD, MPH, is a Professor, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran. SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, MD, PhD, MPhil, is an Associate Professor and Senior Medical Researcher, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Deborah L. Jones, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. David E. Vance, PhD, MGS, is a Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Health Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences; Center of Excellence in Cognitive Neuropsychology, Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran; and Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2022;33(5):505-522. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000339. Epub 2022 Jun 7.
Up to 50% of people with HIV (PWH) experience neurocognitive impairments (NCIs) that can interfere with everyday functioning and reduce quality of life. To address this problem, this study examined the immediate and long-term efficacy of computerized cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CCRT) on cognitive function in PWH in Tehran, Iran. Thirty PWH with NCI engaged in 24 biweekly 90-min CCRT sessions. A control group of 30 PWH and NCI received treatment-as-usual, but no CCRT. The cognitive rehabilitation protocol focused on attention, visual memory, nonverbal learning, and planning. Pretest, posttest, and follow-up cognitive measurements showed that the designed CCRT protocol was effective in improving performance in selected cognitive domains along with the global neurocognitive performance scores of PWH. These findings suggest that this CCRT protocol be considered as part of a treatment plan to address cognitive impairment for PWH. Implications for clinical practice and research are provided.
多达 50%的艾滋病毒感染者（PWH）经历神经认知障碍（NCIs），这可能会干扰日常功能并降低生活质量。为了解决这个问题，本研究在伊朗德黑兰考察了计算机化认知康复治疗（CCRT）对 PWH 认知功能的即时和长期疗效。30 名患有 NCI 的 PWH 参与了 24 次每两周 90 分钟的 CCRT 疗程。30 名患有 NCI 的 PWH 和对照组接受了常规治疗，但没有 CCRT。认知康复方案侧重于注意力、视觉记忆、非言语学习和计划。预测试、后测试和随访认知测量表明，所设计的 CCRT 方案在改善选定认知领域的表现以及 PWH 的整体神经认知表现评分方面是有效的。这些发现表明，应考虑将此 CCRT 方案作为治疗计划的一部分，以解决 PWH 的认知障碍问题。提供了对临床实践和研究的影响。
