Cognitive rehabilitation, self-management, psychotherapeutic and caregiver support interventions in progressive neurodegenerative conditions: a scoping review

BACKGROUND: Despite their potentially significant impact, cognitive disability may be overlooked in a number of progressive neurodegenerative conditions, as other difficulties dominate the clinical picture. OBJECTIVE: We examined the extent, nature and range of the research evidence relating to cognitive rehabilitation, self-management, psychotherapeutic and caregiver support interventions in Parkinsonian disorders, multiple sclerosis (MS), frontotemporal dementias (FTD), motor neuron disease and Huntington’s disease. METHODS: Scoping review based on searches of MEDLINE and CINAHL up to 15 March 2016. RESULTS: We included 140 eligible papers. Over half of the studies, and almost all the randomised controlled trials, related to MS, while a number of single case studies described interventions for people with FTD. CR interventions addressed functional ability, communication and interaction, behaviour or memory. The majority of psychotherapy interventions involved cognitive behavioural therapy for depression or anxiety. Self-management interventions were mainly available for people with MS. There were few reports of interventions specific to caregivers. Numerous methodological challenges were identified. CONCLUSIONS: The limited range of studies for all conditions except MS suggests a need firstly to synthesise systematically the available evidence across conditions and secondly to develop well-designed studies to provide evidence about the effectiveness of CR and other psychological interventions

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Africa Awareness Week Conference 2015

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Africa Awareness Initiative. Africa Awareness's Conference Week is the flagship event of Africa Awareness Initiative and is hosted annually in the second week of January at the University of British Columbia. Conference Week has historically been a meeting place of great minds, purposes, and movement. It is a culmination point of what we do as Africa Awareness Initiative, and a vehicle to display the African Continent in its entire splendour. In this week, the conference explores the theme of trans-formative leadership by fostering progressive dialogues, intellectual discussions and celebrations of artistry, by engaging passionately with the continent by inspiring conversations surrounding leadership. Honouring the cultural inclusiveness of the Museum of Anthropology, the opening ceremony is an evening that formally introduces Conference Week, highlighted by the giving of a Keynote speech. A night filled with cultural dance and artistry truly an inspired introduction to trans-formative leadership. The Keynote speech is given by Dr. Cecil Abrahams a native of South Africa and a prominent opponent of Apartheid. Having been a colleague of Nelson Mandela in the African National Congress, Dr. Abrahams has had a wealth of experience in battling injustice and actualizing transformative leadership.Non UBCUnreviewedUnknow