Implementation of the multiple errands test in a NeuroVR-supermarket: a possible approach.
Our goal was to develop a tool for the assessment of executive functions by customizing a virtual reality (VR) version of the Multiple Errands Test (MET) [Shallice & Burgess, 1991; Fortin et al., 2003]. The MET is an assessment of executive functions in daily life which consists of tasks that abide by certain rules. It is performed in an actual shopping mall-like setting where there are items to be bought and information to be obtained. The specific goal of this study was to conduct a pilot study using the virtual version of MET (VMET) with both control subjects and patients with cognitive impairment derived from stroke.
Raspelli
Simona
S
Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Milan, Italy. s.raspelli@gmail.com
Carelli
Laura
L
Morganti
Francesca
F
Poletti
Barbara
B
Corra
Barbara
B
Silani
Vincenzo
V
Riva
Giuseppe
G
D000368:Aged; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009484:Neuropsychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface