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The objective of this study was to determine the moderating effect of cognitive
impairment (CI) on the usefulness of the generation effect to improve learning
and memory in Hispanics with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sixty-one Hispanic
individuals with TBI (29 without CI, 22 with mild to moderate CI, and 10 with
severe CI) and 44 healthy controls (HC) were required to remember the last word
in each of 32 sentences. Target words were presented in a self-generated and
provided condition. Recall and recognition were examined immediately, after 30
minutes, and at one week. Individuals remembered and recalled significantly more
words in the generated condition than the provided condition, regardless of group
or time. The self-generation technique equally benefitted all participants
regardless of TBI status or degree of CI. Future cognitive rehabilitation
programs designed to improve short-term recall and recognition in Hispanic
individuals with TBI should include the self-generation technique. Further
research into the longer-term effects of the generation effects is warranted.

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