Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Magnasco, 2 20149, Milan, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20100, Milan, Italy.
Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 22;7(1):16000. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16121-x.
The assessment of executive functions poses researchers with several challenges related to both the complexity of the construct of executive functions itself and/or the methodological difficulties related to its evaluation. The main objective of the current study was to evaluate a 360° version of an ecologically valid assessment called the Picture Interpretation Test (PIT). Participants included 19 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 19 healthy controls. All participants endorsed globally positive experiences of the PIT 360°. Furthermore, findings indicated that patients with PD took longer to correctly interpret the PIT 360° scene and tended to significantly focus on details of the 360° scene instead of the most informative elements. The time needed for a correct interpretation of the presented scene also correlated significantly with performance in conventional paper and pencil tests of executive functions for patients with PD. Classification analysis indicated the potential of the PIT 360° for distinguishing between patients with PD and healthy controls. Overall, these data provide preliminary evidence in support of the PIT 360° for evaluating executive functions.
执行功能的评估给研究人员带来了一些挑战，这些挑战既与执行功能本身的复杂性有关，也与评估方法的困难有关。本研究的主要目的是评估一种名为图片解释测试（PIT）的生态有效评估的 360°版本。参与者包括 19 名帕金森病（PD）患者和 19 名健康对照组。所有参与者都对 PIT 360°表示了全球积极的体验。此外，研究结果表明，PD 患者需要更长的时间才能正确解释 PIT 360°场景，并且往往会过分关注 360°场景的细节，而不是最具信息量的元素。正确解释呈现场景所需的时间也与 PD 患者传统纸笔执行功能测试的表现显著相关。分类分析表明，PIT 360°有可能区分 PD 患者和健康对照组。总的来说，这些数据为评估执行功能的 PIT 360°提供了初步证据支持。
