TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing for Unilateral Spatial Neglect Using Eye-Tracking Glasses: A Feasibility Study
AU - Kortman, Brenton
AU - Nicholls, Kate
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - The aim of this feasibility study was to identify whether eye-tracking glasses could sensitively differentiate unilateral spatial neglect (USN) among a sample of participants who had a stroke, and to determine whether a larger study was viable. A sample of 13 inpatients (N = 7 with neglect, N = 6 without neglect) aged 50–78 years undertook a task while wearing Tobii eye-tracking glasses. The kitchen environment and the task of making a cup of coffee were standardized. Two commonly reported tests for USN, the Bells Test and the Line Crossing Test, were also used as a reference standard for the eye-tracking data. Participants with USN spent significantly more time searching on the right-hand side (p =.006) for items during the task than those without neglect. There was a moderate correlation between eye-tracking data and the Bells Test (r =.622, p =.04). Overall, this study supported the feasibility of using a real-life task with eye-tracking to detect neglect.
AB - The aim of this feasibility study was to identify whether eye-tracking glasses could sensitively differentiate unilateral spatial neglect (USN) among a sample of participants who had a stroke, and to determine whether a larger study was viable. A sample of 13 inpatients (N = 7 with neglect, N = 6 without neglect) aged 50–78 years undertook a task while wearing Tobii eye-tracking glasses. The kitchen environment and the task of making a cup of coffee were standardized. Two commonly reported tests for USN, the Bells Test and the Line Crossing Test, were also used as a reference standard for the eye-tracking data. Participants with USN spent significantly more time searching on the right-hand side (p =.006) for items during the task than those without neglect. There was a moderate correlation between eye-tracking data and the Bells Test (r =.622, p =.04). Overall, this study supported the feasibility of using a real-life task with eye-tracking to detect neglect.
KW - evaluation
KW - eye movement measurement
KW - stroke
KW - Unilateral spatial neglect
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982860476&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07380577.2016.1208858
DO - 10.1080/07380577.2016.1208858
M3 - Article
VL - 30
SP - 344
EP - 355
JO - Occupational Therapy in Health Care
JF - Occupational Therapy in Health Care
SN - 0738-0577
IS - 4
ER -