@article{ref1,
title="Clinical significance of an easy-to-use dual task for assessing inattention",
journal="Disability and rehabilitation",
year="2016",
author="Toyokura, Minoru and Nishimura, Yoko and Akutsu, Iori and Watanabe, Fumihiro",
volume="39",
number="5",
pages="503-510",
abstract="PURPOSE To investigate clinical significance of a newly developed paper-and-pencil type dual-task (Oiso-DT) for assessing inattention of brain-damaged patients. <br><br>METHODS A total of 134 healthy individuals and 44 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) were the subjects. Oiso-DT combined a cancelation sub-task and a written calculation sub-task on paper. The performance was scored based on the correct rate (CR) and success rate in the cancelation sub-task, and the number of correct answers and CR in the calculation sub-task for three minutes. Performances of Clinical Assessment for Attention (CAT) developed by The Japan Society for Higher Brain Dysfunction were also measured in TBI patients. <br><br>RESULTS Based on a simple and unique definition of cutoff values, abnormal performance was detected more often in the Oiso-DT than in any sub-task of CAT including Symbol Digit Modalities Test, The Memory Updating Test and Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task, etc. although the specificity was comparable. <br><br>CONCLUSION This easy-to-use Oiso-DT might be valuable and sensitive for detecting inattention including mild deficit. Implications for Rehabilitation The Oiso-DT, a paper-and-pencil clinical test for assessing inattention demonstrates higher sensitivity for traumatic-brain-injury patients than standard neuropsychological tests. The task performance is evaluated by a simple and unique method without specific equipment or even a personal computer. The Oiso-DT might be valuable for detecting inattention including mild deficit. The Oiso-DT is easily applicable to patients with severe inattention who failed to complete complex tasks like paced auditory serial addition task.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-8288",
doi="10.3109/09638288.2016.1152601",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1152601"
}