Use of the Virtual Action Planning Supermarket for the Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment

作者：Werner Perla^*; Rabinowitz Sarit; Klinger Evelyne; Korczyn Amos D; Josman Naomi

来源：Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2009, 27(4): 301-309.

DOI：10.1159/000204915

• Executive functions
• Mild cognitive impairment
• VAP-S
• Virtual supermarket
• Virtual reality

Background: Although executive functioning (EF) was found to be associated with cognitive deterioration, the majority of the tests for assessing EF lack ecological validity. Aims: To examine the feasibility and the validity of the virtual action planning supermarket (VAP-S) for the diagnosis of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: Thirty MCI patients (mean age = 69.5 years) were compared to 30 healthy elderly persons (mean age = 69.2 years) in their performance of the VAP-S. Results: Significant differences were found between the groups in the majority of the measures of the VAP-S. The combination of the MMSE and the trajectory duration provided the best predictive classification for the groups. Conclusion: MCI patients have EF deficits, and the VAP-S is a viable tool to assess EF deficits in patients with MCI and healthy elderly.

• 出版日期2009