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Measures of cognitive rehabilitation should include comprehensive
holistic rehabilitation as well as interventions targeting specific cognitive
functions; it is however not clear how this knowledge should be put into
practice. OBJECTIVE: To describe services provided at the cognitive
rehabilitation unit at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH), a regional
rehabilitation centre in Norway. METHODS: Cognitive rehabilitation programs
offered at SRH are described. For all patients served in 2011 and 2012,
epidemiological and hospitalization related data were retrieved. Results from a
patient satisfaction survey are presented. RESULTS: The services include
individual holistic cognitive rehabilitation as well as group programs. 307
individual patients were served in 355 hospitalizations; 68.1% were male; age
ranged from 18 to 78 years. The largest patient groups were stroke (46.6%) and
traumatic brain injury (33.0%). Mean length of stay was 36.9 days. Median time
post injury was 0.8 years (range 16 days - 14 years). More than 90% of the
patients were satisfied with the services they received to a large or very large
extent. CONCLUSIONS: Providing cognitive rehabilitation that encompasses both a
holistic approach and targets specific cognitive functions is challenging. More
research is warranted to illuminate further how cognitive rehabilitation services
should be designed and conducted in practice.

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