2004/01/24 by Ned L. Kirsch, Ned Kirsch, Michelle Shenton +1
Medicine · Psychology · #Cognitive Functions and Memory #Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery #Traumatic Brain Injury Research
paper · doi:10.1080/02699050310001646161
openalex publication_date 2004/01/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
OBJECTIVE: For settings having suitable infrastructure, generic, 'in-house' alphanumeric paging systems can be constructed that are fully under clinician control. Development of such a system for therapeutic application is described and a single-case study presented that assessed whether the system could improve repetitive, prospective use of a daily planner. DESIGN: ABA' single case. METHODS: The participant was male, in his mid-30s, having cognitive impairments subsequent to recent TBI superimposed on remote neurological changes. The pager reminded him to record therapeutic information in a daily planner, for discussion with a family member each evening. RESULTS: During intervention (B) trials, reliable memory log usage was noted. By trial five of return-to-baseline (A') trials, there was decreased memory log use. CONCLUSIONS: Alphanumeric paging facilitated reliable use of a memory log compensation technique. The 'in-house' paging system proved particularly suitable for intervention development. Limits of the study are discussed and other therapeutically useful wireless technologies are noted.