Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic Patients
Introduction: One way to evaluate visual-spatial functions is to use line bisection test. With the advancement of information technology, this study attempted to design a line bisection test software and investigate its efficacy compared to the conventional paper-pencil form in schizophrenic patient...
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| description | Introduction: One way to evaluate visual-spatial functions is to use line bisection test. With the advancement of information technology, this study attempted to design a line bisection test software and investigate its efficacy compared to the conventional paper-pencil form in schizophrenic patients.
Method: The present study was a causal-comparative one and line bisection test software was designed with visual studio 2015 exactly the same as the paper-pencil form. In the first stage, 30 healthy individuals were selected by purposive method according to the inclusion criteria and each of them took 3 software tests and 3 paper-pencil tests and the mean deviations were calculated from the midpoint of the line. Then, the results of the two tests were compared. In the next stage, to test visual-spatial performance, 15 schizophrenic patients were randomly selected from hospitalized psychiatric patients and both software and paper-pencil forms of line bisection test were performed for each patient.
Results: Using one-way analysis of variance, the mean deviation from the mean in healthy individuals and schizophrenic patients was evaluated and the results showed no significant difference between software and paper-pencil forms (P<0.05). Due to the high accuracy of software implementation, the errors due to randomized responses are detectable by the software.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that line bisection test software is a good alternative to paper pencil test to evaluate the spatial-visual performance of schizophrenic patients and this software can be used to evaluate cognitive functions, especially the parietal lobe injuries of schizophrenic patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d2d8de7f733459e977ba9b0928ffa612023-01-28T10:30:25ZfasKerman University of Medical Sciencesمجله انفورماتیک سلامت و زیست پزشکی2423-38702423-34982020-12-0173263272Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic PatientsElham Tabatabaei Kashani0Elham Foroozandeh1Ayoub Bagheri2 Ph.D. Student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran Assistant Professor in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Naein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran Assistant Professor in Applied Statistics, Methodology and Statistics Dept., Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands Introduction: One way to evaluate visual-spatial functions is to use line bisection test. With the advancement of information technology, this study attempted to design a line bisection test software and investigate its efficacy compared to the conventional paper-pencil form in schizophrenic patients. Method: The present study was a causal-comparative one and line bisection test software was designed with visual studio 2015 exactly the same as the paper-pencil form. In the first stage, 30 healthy individuals were selected by purposive method according to the inclusion criteria and each of them took 3 software tests and 3 paper-pencil tests and the mean deviations were calculated from the midpoint of the line. Then, the results of the two tests were compared. In the next stage, to test visual-spatial performance, 15 schizophrenic patients were randomly selected from hospitalized psychiatric patients and both software and paper-pencil forms of line bisection test were performed for each patient. Results: Using one-way analysis of variance, the mean deviation from the mean in healthy individuals and schizophrenic patients was evaluated and the results showed no significant difference between software and paper-pencil forms (P<0.05). Due to the high accuracy of software implementation, the errors due to randomized responses are detectable by the software. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that line bisection test software is a good alternative to paper pencil test to evaluate the spatial-visual performance of schizophrenic patients and this software can be used to evaluate cognitive functions, especially the parietal lobe injuries of schizophrenic patients.http://jhbmi.ir/article-1-451-en.htmlline bisection testschizophreniasoftware design |
| spellingShingle | Elham Tabatabaei Kashani Elham Foroozandeh Ayoub Bagheri Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic Patients مجله انفورماتیک سلامت و زیست پزشکی line bisection test schizophrenia software design |
| title | Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic Patients |
| title_full | Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic Patients |
| title_fullStr | Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic Patients |
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| title_short | Line Bisection Test Software to Evaluate the Visual-spatial Functions in Schizophrenic Patients |
| title_sort | line bisection test software to evaluate the visual spatial functions in schizophrenic patients |
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