TY - JOUR
T1 - Training multitasking in a virtual supermarket
T2 - A novel intervention after stroke
AU - Rand, Debbie
AU - Weiss, Patrice L.
AU - Katz, Noomi
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - OBJECTIVE. To explore the potential of the VMall, a virtual supermarket running on a video-capture virtual reality system, as an intervention tool for people who have multitasking deficits after stroke. METHOD. Poststroke, 4 participants received ten 60-min sessions over 3 weeks using the VMall. The intervention focused on improving multitasking while the participant was engaged in a virtual shopping task. Instruments included the Multiple Errands Test-Hospital Version (MET-HV) in a real mall and in the VMall. RESULTS. Participants achieved improvements ranging from 20.5% to 51.2% for most of the MET-HV measures performed in a real shopping mall and in the VMall. CONCLUSIONS. The data support the VMall's potential as a motivating and effective intervention tool for the rehabilitation of people poststroke who have multitasking deficits during the performance of daily tasks. However, because the sample was small, additional intervention studies with the VMall should be conducted.
AB - OBJECTIVE. To explore the potential of the VMall, a virtual supermarket running on a video-capture virtual reality system, as an intervention tool for people who have multitasking deficits after stroke. METHOD. Poststroke, 4 participants received ten 60-min sessions over 3 weeks using the VMall. The intervention focused on improving multitasking while the participant was engaged in a virtual shopping task. Instruments included the Multiple Errands Test-Hospital Version (MET-HV) in a real mall and in the VMall. RESULTS. Participants achieved improvements ranging from 20.5% to 51.2% for most of the MET-HV measures performed in a real shopping mall and in the VMall. CONCLUSIONS. The data support the VMall's potential as a motivating and effective intervention tool for the rehabilitation of people poststroke who have multitasking deficits during the performance of daily tasks. However, because the sample was small, additional intervention studies with the VMall should be conducted.
KW - Activities of daily living
KW - Condition
KW - Operant
KW - Stroke
KW - Task performance analysis
KW - User-computer interface
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.63.5.535
DO - 10.5014/ajot.63.5.535
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AN - SCOPUS:70350340363
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 63
SP - 535
EP - 542
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 5
ER -
