A Fully-Immersive and Automated Virtual Reality System to Assess the Six Domains of Cognition: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Dementia is increasing in prevalence in aging populations. Current questionnaire-based cognitive assessments may not comprehensively assess cognitive function and real-time task-performance. Virtual reality (VR) technology has been used in cognitive assessments but existing systems have limited scope in evaluating all cognitive domains. We have developed a novel, fully-immersive VR system (CAVIRE: Cognitive Assessment by VIrtual REality), which incorporates automated audio-visual instructions. An automated scoring matrix to assess the six cognitive domains-perceptual-motor function, executive function, complex attention, social cognition, learning and memory, and language-is embedded in the CAVIRE system. Aims: The primary aim is to evaluate the feasibility of u

SUBMITTER: Lim JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817896 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature