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内容記述 |
Rehabilitation techniques are developed in line with the progress of medical science. The usefulness of rehabilitation for patients undergoing treatment in intensive care units (ICUs), where strict physical management is required, has been widely recognized, and rehabilitation services are now provided by professionals from the very early stage even in ICU. Rehabilitation in the past was mainly positioned as the tertiary prevention, and activities in the recovery process from diseases and disabilities were the main focus of rehabilitation service. Recentry, the importance of rehabilitation in the community as well as in hospitals and facilities has been pointed out. With the aging of society, the proportion of elderly people in the world is rising, and the number of dementia patients is increasing accordingly. In Japan, too, the National Dementia Policy has been formulated, focusing on "prevention and coexistence" of dementia, and the establishment of a comprehensive community care system is urgently needed. Originally, rehabilitation is a process of working with the subject to restore the subject's dysfunctions, and the subject's proactive effort is the key of the success or failure of the rehabilitation. In order for rehabilitation services to be effective, it is necessary for the subject to understand the significance of rehabilitation, to recognize its necessity, and to take the initiative. In the development of rehabilitation for hyperacute patients and rehabilitation for prevention, techniques to understand the cognitive function and to promote the subject's independent efforts will be required. Although cognitive rehabilitation is a relatively new term, the number of articles on cognitive rehabilitation retrieved from PubMed has increased rapidly since 2005, and an interest in cognitive rehabilitation has been growing. This paper summarizes the concept of cognitive rehabilitation and suggests what goals should be pursued in research. In addition, after introducing the authors' previous research works, an overview of cognitive rehabilitation research in the world will be reviewed. Finally, the authors propose a research agenda that we consider to be important. |
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