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The Visuo-Spatial Abilities Diagnosis (VSAD) test: Evaluating the potential cognitive difficulties of children with vestibular impairment through a new tablet-based computerized test battery

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Lacroix, Emilie, Cornet, Stéphanie, Deggouj, Naima, Edwards, Martin Gareth·2021·Behavior Research Methods
DOI 10.3758/s13428-020-01432-1
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Recent data collected on adult patients with vestibular loss (VL) tend to demonstrate possible cognitive impairments in visuospatial working memory, mental rotation, selective attention, and space orientation. However, the neuropsychological profile of children with VL remains largely under-investigated in the scientific literature. Although previous research has shown that children with VL may experience some degree of delayed motor development, it is not yet clear if VL could also lead to specific delayed cognitive development. In this study, we will present the development and validation of a new tablet-based computerized test battery (VSAD) that evaluates visuospatial working memory, mental rotation, selective attention, and space orientation abilities. Thirteen children with VL and 54 average-age matched healthy children performed the VSAD and classical paper-and-pencil neuropsychological tasks twice within a 1-month interval. Our results demonstrated a good concurrent validity with strong correlations between the visuospatial working memory, mental rotation, and space orientation tests of the VSAD and classical tasks. Test-retest reliability was also supported through good intra-class coefficients. However, the test of selective attention showed no concurrent validity with the matched classical task. The discriminant validity of the VSAD was partially supported for visuospatial working memory and mental rotation performance accuracy. The VSAD shows good concurrent validity and reliability for measuring visuospatial working memory, mental rotation, and space orientation in children with VL. Future studies are needed to extend discriminant validity with other populations.

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Authors
Lacroix, E., Cornet, S., Deggouj, N., & Edwards, M. G.
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UCLouvain (BE)
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Behavior Research Methods
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021-03-05
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53
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5
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1910-1922
ISSN
  • 1554-351X (ISSN-L)
  • 1554-3528
DOI
10.3758/s13428-020-01432-1
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W3135433827
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Saint-Luc hospital Foundation ((no grant number))
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
Keywords
vestibular impairment, vestibular loss, visuospatial working memory, mental rotation, selective attention, spatial orientation, tablet-based assessment, children, cognitive development, test validation, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Cognition, Humans, Memory, Short-Term, Neuropsychological Tests, Reproducibility of Results, Spatial Navigation

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Lacroix, E., Cornet, S., Deggouj, N., & Edwards, M. G. (2021). The Visuo-Spatial Abilities Diagnosis (VSAD) test: Evaluating the potential cognitive difficulties of children with vestibular impairment through a new tablet-based computerized test battery. Behavior Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-020-01432-1