Can the Virtual Reality-Based Spatial Memory Test Better Discriminate Mild Cognitive Impairment than Neuropsychological Assessment?open access
- Authors
- Park, Jin-Hyuck
- Issue Date
- Aug-2022
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- cognitive function; mild cognitive impairment; spatial memory; virtual reality
- Citation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.19, no.16, pp 1 - 8
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 16
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 8
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/21372
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph19169950
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
1660-4601
- Abstract
- Neuropsychological screening tools for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have been widely used. However, to date, their sensitivity and specificity still remain unsatisfied. This study aims to investigate whether spatial memory can discriminate MCI better than neuropsychological screening tools. A total of 56 healthy older adults and 36 older adults with MCI participated in this study; they performed a spatial cognitive task based on virtual reality (SCT-VR), the Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K), and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised Block Design Test (WAIS-BDT). The discriminant power was compared between the SCT-VR and the MoCA-K, and the reliability and validity of the SCT-VR were analyzed. The spatial memory, assessed by the SCT-VR, showed better sensitivity and specificity (sensitivity: 0.944; specificity: 0.964) than the MoCA-K (sensitivity: 0.857; specificity: 0.746). The test-retest reliability of the SCT-VR was relatively high (ICCs: 0.982, p < 0.001) and the concurrent validity of the SCT-VR with the MoCA-K (r = -0.587, p < 0.001) and the WAIS-BDT (r = -0.594, p < 0.001) was statistically significant. These findings shed light on the importance of spatial memory as a behavioral marker of MCI. The ecologically validated spatial memory tasks based on VR need to be investigated by neuroscientific studies in the future.
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