Development and evaluation of a new instrument to measure visual exploration behavior

Nef, Tobias; Gruber, Nicole; Zito, Giuseppe; Nyffeler, Thomas; Müri, René Martin; Mosimann, Urs Peter (2014). Development and evaluation of a new instrument to measure visual exploration behavior. Medical engineering & physics, 36(4), pp. 490-495. Elsevier 10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.09.011

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Effective visual exploration is required for many activities of daily living and instruments to assess visual exploration are important for the evaluation of the visual and the oculomotor system. In this article, the development of a new instrument to measure central and peripheral target recognition is described. The measurement setup consists of a hemispherical projection which allows presenting images over a large area of ±90° horizontal and vertical angle. In a feasibility study with 14 younger (21–49 years) and 12 older (50–78 years) test persons, 132 targets and 24 distractors were presented within naturalistic color photographs of everyday scenes at 10°, 30°, and 50° eccentricity. After the experiment, both younger and older participants reported in a questionnaire that the task is easy to understand, fun and that it measures a competence that is relevant for activities of daily living. A main result of the pilot study was that younger participants recognized more targets with smaller reaction times than older participants. The group differences were most pronounced for peripheral target detection. This test is feasible and appropriate to assess the functional field of view in younger and older adults.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS)

UniBE Contributor:

Nef, Tobias, Gruber, Nicole, Zito, Giuseppe Angelo, Nyffeler, Thomas, Müri, René Martin, Mosimann, Urs Peter

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISSN:

1350-4533

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Vanessa Vallejo

Date Deposited:

03 Jul 2014 16:39

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:24

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.09.011

PubMed ID:

24698394

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Visual Exploration, Functional field of view, Optical instruments

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.47754

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/47754

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