Development and Feasibility of a Virtual Reality Task for the Cognitive Assessment of Older Adults: The ECO-VR

• DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2016.96
• Publication Date: 2016-12-13T07:58:22Z
• Authors: Camila R. Oliveira; Brandel José P. L...; Michael A. Sugarman; Cristiane S. Esteves; Margarida Maria B...; Carmen Moret-Tatay; Tatiana Q. Irigaray; Irani Iracema L. ...
• Keywords: Content Validity; Ecological validity

Cognitive assessment with virtual reality (VR) may have superior ecological validity for older adults compared to traditional pencil-and-paper cognitive assessment. However, few studies reported the development of VR tasks. The aim this study was present development, feasibility, content validity, and preliminary evidence construct an task in (ECO-VR). tasks were prepared based on theoretical clinical backgrounds. We had 29 non-expert judges identify visual stimuli three-dimensional scenarios, five expert assisted analysis developing instructions. Finally, six persons participated three pilot thirty evidence. Data analyzed by descriptive statistics partial correlation. Target scenarios judged adequate demonstrated that ECO-VR evaluates temporo-spatial orientation, memory, language executive functioning. made significant changes instructions after increase comprehensibility reduce completion time. total score positively correlated mainly performance function (r = .172, p < .05) memory tests .488, ≤ .01). feasibility adults, as well evidences.