'Build Your Village'—Conducting the Village Test on Cognitively Impaired Patients: A First Journey into Alzheimerland

Autor: Michelangelo Stanzani-Maserati, Maddalena De Matteis, Luca Bosco, Flavia Baccari, Corrado Zenesini, Micaela Mitolo, Chiara La Morgia, Roberto Gallassi, Sabina Capellari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Brain Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 6, p 523 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14060523
2076-3425
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14060523
Popis: Background: This work aimed to study the Village Test (VT) in a group of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and compare the results with those of a group of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and controls. Methods: A total of 50 patients with AD, 28 patients with MCI, and 38 controls were evaluated. All participants underwent the VT and an extensive neuropsychological evaluation. Results: The mean ages of the participants were 74.4 years for those with AD, 74 for those with MCI, and 70.2 for the controls. The AD group built smaller and essential villages with a scarce use of pieces, a poor use of dynamic pieces, and scarce use of human figures. All constructions were often concentrated in the center of the table. Conclusions: The villages built by the AD group represent a cognitive and affective coarctation and indicate a sense of existential disorientation and isolation. The VT is a useful aid for getting in touch with the inner emotional and existential states of patients with AD, and it could represent a complementary screening tool for orienting cognitive impairment diagnoses.
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