Cochrane · systematic review · CD011020

Technological aids for the rehabilitation of memory and executive functioning in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury

Linden, M, Hawley, C, Blackwood, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

InjuriesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 57.1%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Technological aid compared to internet resource for children or adolescents with acquired brain injury

Population: Children or adolescents with acquired brain injury
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Executive functioning (various measures) GEC on the BRIEF (2 studies); HCSBS (1 study)
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extracted3 studies · 194 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Memory Recallling Sentences subtest
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsUngraded
Quality of life ‐ not reported
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychological functioning (mood, etc.) CBCL internalising scale (Parent/primary caregiver rates each item on a 3‐step response scale: (0) not true, (1) somewhat or sometimes true, and (2) very true or often true. The item responses are scored usin...
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extracted2 studies · 158 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Social functioning ‐ not reported
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Academic achievement ‐ not reported
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Adverse events
Technological aid vs internet resource
no estimate extractedNRNo studies