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The impact of a cognitive training program using virtual reality in young adults with intellectual disability: pilot study

2023-11-24Master thesis Open access
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dc.contributor.advisorTrigueiro, Maria João
dc.contributor.advisorSimões-Silva, Vitor
dc.contributor.advisorMelo, Bruno Vieira de
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Joana Rita Dias
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-31T11:56:50Z
dc.date.available2024-01-31T11:56:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-24
dc.description.abstractIndividuals with intelectual disability have a persistente delay in the development of executive funstions. Virtual reality is increasingly a cognitive intervention tool and has demonstrated effectiveness in this area. This dissertation aims to investigate the impact of cognitive training based on Immersive Virtual Reality on executive functions, such as working memory, sustained attention an inhibitory control in young adults with Intellectual Disability. A quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design and double pretest (0102X03) was conducted. The participants (N=15) completed 24 sessions using virtual reality-based games from the Enhance VR program. The intervention included 3 games: Whack-a-mole, React and Memory Wall. The participants underwent pre and post-intervention evaluations using the E-Prime® 3.0 from Psychology Software Tools (Corsi Block-Tapping Task; Stop Signal Task; Simple Reaction Time). The results demonstrated that there was a significant improvment in the results of working memory (p=0.001) and inhibitory control (p=0.043), and the value of the interaction between intervention and time was also significant (p=0.010) while the sustained attention was not found to be statistically significant. According of these findings, VR-based serious game interventions (Enhance-Virtuleap) may be valuable for stimulating executive functions in individuals with intelectual disabilities.
dc.identifier.tid203479521pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24895
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectVirtual realitypt_PT
dc.subjectCognitive trainingpt_PT
dc.subjectSerious gamespt_PT
dc.subjectExecutive functionspt_PT
dc.titleThe impact of a cognitive training program using virtual reality in young adults with intellectual disability: pilot studypt_PT
dc.typemaster thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typemasterThesispt_PT
thesis.degree.nameTerapia Ocupacionalpt_PT

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