Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Over the Internet

Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) has decided on a strategy to provide digital health care services for several medical specialties - a project called the Health Village (HealthVillage.fi). Within Health Village a specific digital My Path program, iRENE Digital Pathway, has been developed for web-based neuropsychological rehabilitation. iRENE Digital Pathway is a structured program for adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI), which utilizes psychoeducative information and self-evaluation questionnaires for attentional, memory and executive disorders with a feedback, and provides training for internal and external memory and other cognitive strategies. The current study will explore if web-based neuropsychological rehabilitation is a feasible and effective method for carrying out rehabilitation for adults with ABI.

Inclusion Criteria: * Acute neurological incident affecting cognition (stroke, encephalitis, traumatic brain injury, anoxia) * Less than 6 months from occurrence of an acute neurological incident * Mild to moderate cognitive deficits on a clinical neuropsychological assessment during inpatient or outpatient care after ABI * Subjective cognitive symptoms following ABI * Proficient in Finnish * Must be able to use digital appliances Exclusion Criteria: * Not an acute neurological incident * More than 6 months from an acute neurological incident * Severe cognitive deficits on a clinical neuropsychological assessment during inpatient or outpatient care after ABI * Not fluent in Finnish * Not able to use digital appliances