Goal Management Training for Rehabilitation of Executive Functions: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury
Disability and Rehabilitation
Krasny-Pacini, A., Chevignard, M., et al. (2014).
Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(2), 105-116.
This systematic review examines the effect of goal management training interventions on executive function skills and life participation of individuals with acquired brain injury.
SOFMER (French Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)-IPSEN; Fondation Gueules Cassées (France)
Up to December 2011
Group studies; single-case experimental design studies; single case reports
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<div>Based on proof-of-principle studies and low-quality case studies, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of Goal Management Training (GMT) as a stand-alone intervention to improve executive functioning skills in individuals with acquired brain injury. However, findings suggest that GMT may be a useful component of comprehensive executive function intervention that includes:</div>
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<li>problem solving therapy;</li>
<li>focus on patient's own goals including daily life tasks;</li>
<li>external cueing or prompting; and</li>
<li>more than 15 hours of total treatment delivered at a greater-than-weekly frequency.</li>
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