Medrano-Martínez Pablo, Carretero Isabel, Noriega Cristina, López Javier, Pérez-Rojo Gema
Grupo de Investigación BUENAVEJEZ, Departamento de Psicología y Pedagogía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Campus de Montepríncipe, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2025 Aug 4;16:1568296. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1568296. eCollection 2025.
Although the effect of Aging experience suit (AES) interventions in the increase of empathy and positive attitudes toward older adults has been well studied, the evidence about the influence of the AES in neuropsychological performance remains limited. The aims of this study were to assess the effect of wearing an AES during neuropsychological evaluation and describe how physical and visuoperceptual restrictions could affect the interpretation of the results.
We studied 48 subjects (72.9% females; mean age, 19.50 ± 0.61 years). All participants completed two testing sessions: one wearing the AES and another without it. They underwent neuropsychological tests for attention and executive function, Trail Making Test (TMT) and Cancellation Task, and completed a dual task. The dual-task conditions included walking and backward counting simultaneously. Heart rate was recorded to measure fatigue.
Participants demonstrated poorer performance on both, TMT-A and TMT-B while wearing the AES, however no significant differences were observed in the derived TMT indices. In the cancellation task, AES condition participants processed fewer stimuli and achieved less correct responses. In the dual-task assessment, performance while wearing the suit decreased significantly. Participants appeared to prioritize the cognitive component (backward counting) over the motor task (walking), as evidenced by the reduced walking distance, suggesting a shift in attentional focus toward the secondary task.
The results of the neuropsychological tests indicated generalized poorer performance in the suit condition. AES leads to an impaired performance on standardized neuropsychological tests.
尽管衰老体验套装（AES）干预对增强同理心和对老年人的积极态度的影响已得到充分研究，但关于AES对神经心理表现影响的证据仍然有限。本研究的目的是评估在神经心理评估期间穿着AES的效果，并描述身体和视觉感知限制如何影响结果的解释。
我们研究了48名受试者（72.9%为女性；平均年龄19.50±0.61岁）。所有参与者完成了两个测试环节：一个穿着AES，另一个不穿。他们接受了注意力和执行功能的神经心理测试、连线测验（TMT）和划消任务，并完成了一项双重任务。双重任务条件包括同时行走和倒数。记录心率以测量疲劳程度。
参与者在穿着AES时，TMT-A和TMT-B的表现均较差，然而在导出的TMT指标中未观察到显著差异。在划消任务中，穿着AES的参与者处理的刺激较少，正确反应也较少。在双重任务评估中，穿着套装时的表现显著下降。参与者似乎将认知成分（倒数）置于运动任务（行走）之上，行走距离缩短证明了这一点，这表明注意力焦点转向了次要任务。
神经心理测试结果表明，穿着套装时的整体表现较差。AES会导致标准化神经心理测试的表现受损。
