Clinical significance of an easy-to-use dual task for assessing inattention.
| Autor: | Toyokura, Minoru, Nishimura, Yoko, Akutsu, Iori, Watanabe, Fumihiro |
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INTELLIGENCE tests NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests RESEARCH methodology PSYCHOLOGY of movement PROBABILITY theory PSYCHOMETRICS STATISTICS DATA analysis STATISTICAL reliability RESEARCH methodology evaluation REHABILITATION for brain injury patients DATA analysis software MANN Whitney U Test KRUSKAL-Wallis Test |
| Zdroj: | Disability & Rehabilitation; Mar2017, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p503-510, 8p |
| Abstrakt: | PurposeTo investigate clinical significance of a newly developed paper-and-pencil type dual-task (Oiso-DT) for assessing inattention of brain-damaged patients.MethodsA total of 134 healthy individuals and 44 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) were the subjects. Oiso-DT combined a cancelation sub-task and a written calculation sub-task on paper. The performance was scored based on the correct rate (CR) and success rate in the cancelation sub-task, and the number of correct answers and CR in the calculation sub-task for three minutes. Performances of Clinical Assessment for Attention (CAT) developed by The Japan Society for Higher Brain Dysfunction were also measured in TBI patients.ResultsBased on a simple and unique definition of cutoff values, abnormal performance was detected more often in the Oiso-DT than in any sub-task of CAT including Symbol Digit Modalities Test, The Memory Updating Test and Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task, etc. although the specificity was comparable.ConclusionThis easy-to-use Oiso-DT might be valuable and sensitive for detecting inattention including mild deficit. Implications for RehabilitationThe Oiso-DT, a paper-and-pencil clinical test for assessing inattention demonstrates higher sensitivity for traumatic-brain-injury patients than standard neuropsychological tests.The task performance is evaluated by a simple and unique method without specific equipment or even a personal computer.The Oiso-DT might be valuable for detecting inattention including mild deficit.The Oiso-DT is easily applicable to patients with severe inattention who failed to complete complex tasks like paced auditory serial addition task. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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