Virtual Reality for the Assessment of Everyday Cognitive Functions in Older Adults: An Evaluation of the Virtual Reality Action Test and Two Interaction Devices in a 91-Year-Old Woman

Abstract

Virtual Reality Cognitive Function Assessment feasible approach for function assessment even with older adults who might have very limited computer experience, no prior VR exposure, average educational experiences, and mild cognitive difficulties. Because of inherent limitations of single case reports (e.g., unknown generalizability, potential practice effects, etc.), group studies are needed to establish the full psychometric properties of the Virtual Reality Action Test.

Visualization and Interaction Technologies in Serious and Exergames for Cognitive Assessment and Training: A Survey on Available Solutions and Their Validation

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The goal-control model: An integrated neuropsychological framework to explain impaired performance of everyday activities.

“…VR systems offer automated scoring and classification of errors and a wide range of detailed behaviors. Small studies and case reports have validated computer-based systems against performance on real life tasks (Allain et al, 2014; Chirico et al, 2020; Giovannetti et al, 2019), but further research is needed to establish the psychometric properties and normative data for these tools before they may be used clinically (see Table 1).…”

How individual factors intervene in the expression of cognitive abilities in a virtual immersive task: a validation study of the Virtual Reality Action Test

“…Although VR technology has an interdisciplinary nature, in the last few years, it might appear that most developments in VR studies have focused on clinical aspects 5 . Nowadays, VR emerges as a promising valuable technology as an effective medium for administering different interventions in the healthcare contexts 10,11 . Moreover, VR is considered a valuable tool that could improve and automatize the processes of administering and scoring traditional performance-based assessments without jeopardizing ecological validity.…”

“…Moreover, VR is considered a valuable tool that could improve and automatize the processes of administering and scoring traditional performance-based assessments without jeopardizing ecological validity. Different research highlighted that the score calculated from VR devices reduces the number of errors that could distort the results 12 and reduces the time required for the scoring 11 . The technological progress of VR has expanded the range of tools and types of research questions, adapting several standard performance-based tests to the virtual version.…”