TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of a Neuro Virtual Reality-based version of the Multiple Errands Test for the assessment of executive functions.
AU - Raspelli, Simona
AU - Pallavicini, Federica
AU - Carelli, Laura
AU - Morganti, Francesca
AU - Poletti, Barbara
AU - Corra, Barbara
AU - Silani, Vincenzo
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The purpose of this study was to establish ecological validity and initial construct validity of the Virtual Reality (VR) version of the Multiple Errands Test (MET) (Shallice & Burgess, 1991; Fortin et al., 2003) based on the NeuroVR software as an assessment tool for executive functions. In particular, the MET is an assessment of executive functions in daily life, which consists of tasks that abide by certain rules and is performed in a shopping mall-like setting where items need to be bought and information needs to be obtained. The study population included three groups: post-stroke participants (n = 5), healthy, young participants (n = 5), and healthy, older participants (n = 5). Specific objectives were (1) to examine the relationships between the performance of three groups of participants in the Virtual Multiple Errands Test (VMET) and at the traditional neuropsychological tests employed to assess executive functions and (2) to compare the performance of post-stroke participants to those of healthy, young controls and older controls in the VMET and at the traditional neuropsychological tests employed to assess executive functions.
AB - The purpose of this study was to establish ecological validity and initial construct validity of the Virtual Reality (VR) version of the Multiple Errands Test (MET) (Shallice & Burgess, 1991; Fortin et al., 2003) based on the NeuroVR software as an assessment tool for executive functions. In particular, the MET is an assessment of executive functions in daily life, which consists of tasks that abide by certain rules and is performed in a shopping mall-like setting where items need to be bought and information needs to be obtained. The study population included three groups: post-stroke participants (n = 5), healthy, young participants (n = 5), and healthy, older participants (n = 5). Specific objectives were (1) to examine the relationships between the performance of three groups of participants in the Virtual Multiple Errands Test (VMET) and at the traditional neuropsychological tests employed to assess executive functions and (2) to compare the performance of post-stroke participants to those of healthy, young controls and older controls in the VMET and at the traditional neuropsychological tests employed to assess executive functions.
KW - executive functions
KW - neuropsychological assessment
KW - neurovr
KW - virtual reality
KW - executive functions
KW - neuropsychological assessment
KW - neurovr
KW - virtual reality
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/9899
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-766-6-92
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-766-6-92
M3 - Article
VL - 167
SP - 92
EP - 97
JO - Not available
JF - Not available
ER -