A-12 Relationships between Performance on the Virtual Environment Grocery Store and Adaptive Functioning among Older Adults. (30th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hardesty, Danielle R; Chek, Carmen; Persin, Michael; Barr, Emma; Sasser, Hannah; Glover, Trisha; Coldiron, Allyson; Parsons, Thomas D; Barnett, Michael D
• Is Part Of: Archives of clinical neuropsychology. Volume 36:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 1052
• Page End: 1052
• Publication Date: 2021-08-30
• Subjects: Clinical neuropsychology -- Periodicals; 616.805
• DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acab062.30
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-6177

Abstract

Abstract: Background/Problem: Neuropsychologists are often asked to evaluate patients' functional capacities, yet traditional neuropsychological tests have limited correspondence with real-world outcomes. The Virtual Environment Grocery store (VEGS) is a virtual environment that stimulates shopping tasks. Previous research has found support for the construct validity of the VEGS among older adults (Parsons & Barnett, 2017); however, no extant research has examined relationships between the VEGS and adaptive functioning among older adults. Method: Older adults (n = 30; age 43–90 M = 77.09, SD = 12.94) were administered the Virtual Reality Grocery Store (VEGS) and the Texas Functional Living Scale (TFLS) and completed the Instruments of Daily Activities (IADLS) Questionnaire. Results: VEGS variables explained 39.6% of the variance in self-reported adaptive functioning (I, e., the IADLS) and 60.0% of the variance in performance-based adaptive functioning (i.e., the TFLS). Conclusion: These results suggest that the VEGS is a predictor of adaptive functioning – particularly when measured with a performance-based measure – among older adults.