A Virtual Reality Test for the Assessment of Cognitive Deficits: Usability and Perspectives

Elisa Pedroli; Pietro Cipresso; Silvia Serino; Giovanni Albani; Giuseppe Riva

3rd International Workshop on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health

Research Article

A Virtual Reality Test for the Assessment of Cognitive Deficits: Usability and Perspectives

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252359,
    author={Elisa Pedroli and Pietro Cipresso and Silvia Serino and Giovanni Albani and Giuseppe Riva},
    title={A Virtual Reality Test for the Assessment of Cognitive Deficits: Usability and Perspectives},
    proceedings={3rd International Workshop on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={MINDCARE},
    year={2013},
    month={5},
    keywords={usability psychometrics virtual reality test vmet assessment cognitive deficits},
    doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252359}
}

Elisa Pedroli
Pietro Cipresso
Silvia Serino
Giovanni Albani
Giuseppe Riva
Year: 2013
A Virtual Reality Test for the Assessment of Cognitive Deficits: Usability and Perspectives
MINDCARE
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252359

Elisa Pedroli¹^,*, Pietro Cipresso¹, Silvia Serino¹, Giovanni Albani², Giuseppe Riva³

1: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab (Istituto Auxologico Italiano), Milan
2: Department of Neurosciences (Istituto Auxologico Italiano), Milan
3: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab (Istituto Auxologico Italiano), Milan and Psychology Department (Catholic University), Milan

*Contact email: e.pedroli@auxologico.it

Abstract

The assessment of cognitive deficits, such as executive functions, can be critical in neuropsychology because is not easy to catch all the important cues of real-life behavior using the classic paper and pensil tests or even sophisticated laboratory tasks. On the other hand, using virtual simulations of prototypical daily situations, by the means of 3D virtual environments, it is possible to create situations which could help the therapeutic assessment, within the safe context of the therapist’s laboratory. In this study, we described how we assessing executive functions using a Virtual Reality Test.

Keywords: usability psychometrics virtual reality test vmet assessment cognitive deficits

Published: 2013-05-23
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252359