Dissertation
Naturalistic Assessment using a Simulated Environment: Cognitive Correlates and Relationship to Functional Status in Individuals with Neurologic Conditions
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117976
Abstract
Research has shown that neurologic conditions, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis, result in a number of cognitive and functional deficits. However, little is known about the relationship between various cognitive domains and ability to perform everyday activities. The Community Shopping Task (CST), a naturalistic assessment task conducted in a simulated environment, was used to examine functional abilities and cognitive correlates of everyday functioning in individuals with neurologic conditions. Thirty-four participants with neurologic conditions and 34 healthy controls completed the CST as well as traditional paper-pencil tasks evaluating immediate and delayed memory, language, attention, visuospatial/constructional skills, and executive functioning. In addition, all participants completed a questionnaire assessing instrumental activities of daily living. The results indicated that participants with neurologic conditions required significantly more cues and time to complete the CST compared to control participants and that immediate memory and executive functioning were important predictors of CST performance. Furthermore, time to complete the CST accounted for a significant amount of variance in functional status, over and beyond the traditional measures of cognition. Thus, the CST is a useful measure that can help researchers and clinicians better understand functional status in those with neurologic conditions.
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- Title
- Naturalistic Assessment using a Simulated Environment: Cognitive Correlates and Relationship to Functional Status in Individuals with Neurologic Conditions
- Creators
- Kayela Kim Robertson
- Contributors
- Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe (Advisor)Lisa Fournier (Committee Member)Douglas Weeks (Committee Member)Carrie Cuttler (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Psychology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 61
- Identifiers
- 99900581632601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation