title: Virtual reality and neuropsychological assessment: The reliability of a virtual kitchen to assess daily-life activities in victims of traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes impairments affecting instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). However, few studies have considered virtual reality as an ecologically valid tool for the assessment of IADL in patients who have sustained a TBI. The main objective of the present study was to examine the use of the Nonimmersive Virtual Coffee Task (NI-VCT) for IADL assessment in patients with TBI. We analyzed the performance of 19 adults suffering from TBI and 19 healthy controls (HCs) in the real and virtual tasks of making coffee with a coffee machine, as well as in global IQ and executive functions. Patients performed worse than HCs on both real and virtual tasks and on all tests of executive functions. Correlation analyses revealed that NI-VCT scores were related to scores on the real task. Moreover, regression analyses demonstrated that performance on NI-VCT matched real-task performance. Our results support the idea that the virtual kitchen is a valid tool for IADL assessment in patients who have sustained a TBI.
authors.affiliation: a LUNAM Université, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (EA 4638) , University of Angers , Angers , France.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Besnard
authors.affiliation: b LUNAM Université, Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes (EA 7315) , University of Angers , Angers , France.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nursing , University of Quebec in Rimousky , Rimousky , Quebec , Canada.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Banville
authors.affiliation: d Department of Psychology , University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières , Quebec , Canada.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nolin
authors.affiliation: e Regional Center for Functional Rehabilitation , Angers , France.
authors.forename: Ghislaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aubin
authors.affiliation: f LUNAM Université, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (EA 4638) , University of Angers France.|g Neuropsychological Unit, Department of Neurology , University Hospital of Angers , Angers , France.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Gall
authors.affiliation: e Regional Center for Functional Rehabilitation , Angers , France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.affiliation: f LUNAM Université, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (EA 4638) , University of Angers France.|h Neuropsychological Unit, Department of Neurology , University Hospital of Angers , France.
authors.forename: Phillippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allain
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011936:Reality Testing; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Action; activities of daily living (ADL); ecological validity; executive functions; instrumental activities of daily living (IADL); neuropsychological assessment; traumatic brain injury; virtual reality