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L Trojano1, R Angelini, P Gallo

  • 1Salvatore Maugeri Foundation-IRCCS, Rebabilitation Center of Campoli M.T. BN, Italy.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|August 1, 1997
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The Box test effectively assesses constructional disability in elderly patients with brain lesions. This simple, real-world task helps evaluate daily living activity impairments in neurological patients.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Constructional disability is a common impairment following brain lesions, affecting daily living activities.
  • Existing assessment tools may not fully capture the complexities of real-world constructional tasks for elderly patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a novel, three-dimensional constructional test (the Box test) for assessing constructional disability.
  • To evaluate the test's utility in elderly patients with brain lesions, reflecting daily living activities.

Main Methods:

  • The Box test involves placing as many of 12 varied objects as possible into a box, requiring strategic arrangement.
  • The test was administered to 68 normal subjects and 50 brain-damaged patients.
  • Performance was analyzed in relation to general intelligence and conventional constructional tasks.

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Main Results:

  • The Box test is simple, easy to administer, and suitable for elderly patients with focal brain damage.
  • Performance on the Box test correlated significantly with general intelligence and other constructional tasks.
  • Both right and left brain lesions demonstrated a similar, significant negative impact on performance, likely via distinct mechanisms.

Conclusions:

  • The Box test is a valuable and practical tool for assessing constructional disability in elderly brain-lesioned populations.
  • The test effectively captures aspects of daily living activities relevant to constructional abilities.
  • The findings highlight the broad impact of brain lesions on constructional performance, irrespective of hemisphere, suggesting varied underlying processes.