Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults
Background Spatial orientation is a cognitive domain frequently compromised in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and may be one of its first clinical manifestations. Some studies have shown that allocentric integration with egocentric spatial information seems to be impaired in this pathology. Th...
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| author | Juliana Magalhães da Silva Michelle Didone dos Santos Raquel Quimas Molina da Costa Emerson Galves Moretto Larissa Alamino Pereira de Viveiro Roseli de Deus Lopes Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki José Eduardo Pompeu |
| author_facet | Juliana Magalhães da Silva Michelle Didone dos Santos Raquel Quimas Molina da Costa Emerson Galves Moretto Larissa Alamino Pereira de Viveiro Roseli de Deus Lopes Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki José Eduardo Pompeu |
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| description | Background Spatial orientation is a cognitive domain frequently compromised in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and may be one of its first clinical manifestations. Some studies have shown that allocentric integration with egocentric spatial information seems to be impaired in this pathology. There is no consensus on how best to assess spatial orientation and traditional tests lack ecological validity, but, recently, virtual reality (VR) has provided new opportunities for this assessment.
Objectives To analyze the applicability and stability of an immersive virtual task developed to assess spatial orientation, the Spatial Orientation in Immersive Virtual Environment Maze Test (SOIVET-Maze) in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment.
Methods Forty-three older adults were included in the study, 24 without cognitive impairment and 19 with mild cognitive impairment. Applicability was assessed by the Witmer and Singer Sense of Presence Questionnaire and a questionnaire for adverse events of cybersickness. To assess stability, participants were assessed twice with an interval of 7 to 14 days, and the intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated between visits. The t test or the Mann-Whitney test was used to compare applicability and stability between groups.
Results There was no significant difference between the groups regarding applicability. A strong correlation between the first and second day of testing was found in the mild cognitive impairment group.
Conclusion The SOIVET-Maze task showed excellent applicability and good stability, favoring its clinical application for the evaluation of spatial orientation in older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff63df24929b4b95bd62011f6af3b1ba2023-03-14T23:44:04ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272023-01-01810101902610.1055/s-0042-1759762Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adultsJuliana Magalhães da Silva0Michelle Didone dos Santos1Raquel Quimas Molina da Costa2Emerson Galves Moretto3Larissa Alamino Pereira de Viveiro4Roseli de Deus Lopes5Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki6José Eduardo Pompeu7Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade de Medicina, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade de Medicina, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Engenharia de Sistemas Eletrônicos, Escola Politécnica, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade de Medicina, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Engenharia de Sistemas Eletrônicos, Escola Politécnica, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Faculdade de Medicina, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Background Spatial orientation is a cognitive domain frequently compromised in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and may be one of its first clinical manifestations. Some studies have shown that allocentric integration with egocentric spatial information seems to be impaired in this pathology. There is no consensus on how best to assess spatial orientation and traditional tests lack ecological validity, but, recently, virtual reality (VR) has provided new opportunities for this assessment. Objectives To analyze the applicability and stability of an immersive virtual task developed to assess spatial orientation, the Spatial Orientation in Immersive Virtual Environment Maze Test (SOIVET-Maze) in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Methods Forty-three older adults were included in the study, 24 without cognitive impairment and 19 with mild cognitive impairment. Applicability was assessed by the Witmer and Singer Sense of Presence Questionnaire and a questionnaire for adverse events of cybersickness. To assess stability, participants were assessed twice with an interval of 7 to 14 days, and the intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated between visits. The t test or the Mann-Whitney test was used to compare applicability and stability between groups. Results There was no significant difference between the groups regarding applicability. A strong correlation between the first and second day of testing was found in the mild cognitive impairment group. Conclusion The SOIVET-Maze task showed excellent applicability and good stability, favoring its clinical application for the evaluation of spatial orientation in older adults.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1759762orientation, spatialvirtual realityagedreproducibility of resultsdata accuracy |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Magalhães da Silva Michelle Didone dos Santos Raquel Quimas Molina da Costa Emerson Galves Moretto Larissa Alamino Pereira de Viveiro Roseli de Deus Lopes Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki José Eduardo Pompeu Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria orientation, spatial virtual reality aged reproducibility of results data accuracy |
| title | Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults |
| title_full | Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults |
| title_fullStr | Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults |
| title_short | Applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults |
| title_sort | applicability of an immersive virtual reality system to assess egocentric orientation of older adults |
| topic | orientation, spatial virtual reality aged reproducibility of results data accuracy |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1759762 |
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