Evaluation of Cognitive Functions through the Systemic Lisbon Battery: Normative Data.

Area of Science:

• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) offer an alternative to traditional cognitive assessments.
• Virtual Reality (VR) scenarios simulate daily living activities for behavioral monitoring.
• Normative data are essential for identifying cognitive impairments from VR task performance.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine normative data for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) tasks.
• To validate the Systemic Lisbon Battery (SLB) for cognitive assessment in VR.

Main Methods:

• Fifty-nine participants completed a series of VR tasks.
• Tasks assessed memory and executive functions.
• Performance metrics included proportion of correct hits and execution time.

Main Results:

• Normative data for SLB subsets and total scores were identified.
• Age negatively impacts performance; video game experience positively impacts performance.
• Gender and education level did not significantly affect performance.

Conclusions:

• The Systemic Lisbon Battery (SLB) shows potential for assessing cognitive function during daily activities.
• Further research with larger and clinical samples is recommended.
• VR-based cognitive assessment offers a promising avenue for rehabilitation.