Table 6.41 The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on General and Executive Functioning
Author Year Country Research Design PEDro Sample Size |
Methods | Outcome |
Hadanny et al. (2018) Israel Case Series N=154 |
Population: Mean age=42.7yr; Gender: Male=58.4%, Female=43.6%; Mean time post-injury=4.6yr; Injury severity: mild=44.8%, moderate=15.6%, severe=39.6%. Intervention: All individuals received hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Sessions consisted of 60-90 mins of 100% oxygen at 1.5/2 ATA exposure 5 days a week. Outcomes: NeuroTrax software subsets: general, memory, executive functions, attention, information processing speed, visual spatial processing, motor skills. |
1. On measures of general cognitive functioning there was a significant increase in scores after HBOT treatment (p<0.0001). 2. Memory scores significantly increased following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001). 3. Executive function scores significantly increased following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001). 4. Attentional scores significantly improved following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001). 5. Information processes speed significantly increased following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001). 6. Visual spatial processing significantly improved following HBOT treatment (p=0.005). 7. Motor skills significantly improved following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001). |