Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults

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ID21284454
AuthorsJennapher Lingo VanGilder (0000-0002-4273-6003, Arizona State University), Keith R Lohse (0000-0002-7643-3887, University of Utah), Kevin Duff (0000-0002-9336-2400, University of Utah), Peiyuan Wang (0000-0001-8491-2995, Arizona State University), Sydney Y Schaefer (0000-0002-6976-8419, University of Utah, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume214
Pages103261
Publication date2021-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Psychologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6918 • E-ISSN: 1873-6297
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103261
PMID33524606
OpenAlexW3127913048
LanguageEN
References cited54

Age-related declines in motor learning may be related to poor visuospatial function. Thus, visuospatial testing could evaluate older adults' potential for motor learning, which has implications for geriatric motor rehabilitation. To this end, the purpose of this study was to identify which visuospatial test is most predictive of motor learning within older adults. Forty-five nondemented older adults completed six standardized visuospatial tests, followed by three weekly practice sessions on a functional upper-extremity motor task. Participants were re-tested 1 month later on the trained task and another untrained upper-extremity motor task to evaluate the durability and generalizability of motor learning, respectively. Principal component analysis first reduced the dimensions of the visuospatial battery to two principal components for inclusion in a mixed-effects model that assessed one-month follow-up performance as a function of baseline performance and the principal components. Of the two components, only one was related to one-month follow-up. Factor loadings and post hoc analyses suggested that of the six visuospatial tests, the Rey-Osterrieth test (visual construction and memory) was related to one-month follow-up of the trained and untrained tasks. Thus, it may be plausible that older adults' long-term motor learning capacity could be evaluated using the Rey-Osterrieth test, which would be feasible to administer prior to motor rehabilitation to indicate risk of non-responsiveness to therapy

Audiology · Developmental psychology · Generalizability theory · Motor Learning · Motor skill · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Task (project management) · Test (biology) · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Medicine · Motor Control and Adaptation · Psychology · Rehabilitation · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

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