• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2019

Background: Few studies have examined the effects of a forward rotating shift pattern on police employee performance and well-being. This study sought to compare sleep duration, cognitive performance, and vigilance at the start and end of each shift within a three-shift, forward rotating shift pattern, common in United Kingdom police forces. Methods: Twenty-three police employee participants were recruited from North Yorkshire Police (mean age, 43 years). The participants were all working the same, 10-day, forward rotating shift pattern. No other exclusion criteria were stipulated. Sleep data were gathered using both actigraphy and self-reported methods; cognitive performance and vigilance were assessed using a customized test battery, comprising five tests: motor praxis task, visual object learning task, NBACK, digital symbol substitution task, and psychomotor vigilance test. Statistical comparisons were conducted, taking into account the shift type, shift number, and the start and end of each shift worked. Results: Sleep duration was found to be significantly reduced after night shifts. Results showed a significant main effect of shift type in the visual object learning task and NBACK task and also a significant main effect of start/end in the digital symbol substitution task, along with a number of significant interactions. Conclusion: The results of the tests indicated that learning and practice effects may have an effect on results of some of the tests. However, it is also possible that due to the fast rotating nature of the shift pattern, participants did not adjust to any particular shift; hence, their performance in the cognitive and vigilance tests did not suffer significantly as a result of this particular shift pattern.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2021

본 연구는 노인운전자의 운전능력을 선별하는 검사로서 이중과제가 활용될 수 있는지 확인하고자 노인운전자의 이중과제 수행과 운전 행동간의 상관관계를 알아보았다. 총 32명의 정상 노인운전자를 대상으로 일반적 정보 및 운전 관련 정보를 조사하고 이중과제 수행정도를 알아보기 위하여 Y-DuCog(Yonsei-Dual task Cognitive screening test)를 평가하였다. 운전행동 수준은 K-DBQ(Korean-Driving Behavior Questionnaire)설문을 사용하였다. 연구결과 페그꽂기 과제와 동물이름 말하기를 활용한 이중과제 수행이 K-DBQ의 위반영역의 점수와 유의미한 상관관계를 보였다. 본 연구로 운전능력 선별검사로서 이중과제의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.69-81
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• 2020

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 인지기능저하 노인을 선별할 수 있는 이중과제를 활용한 노인인지기능 선별검사를 개발하는 것이다. 연구방법 : 2019년 5월부터 8월까지 경기도 및 충청도에 있는 지역사회 기관에서 60세 이상 노인 229명을 대상으로 개발된 Y-DuCog(Yonsei Dual Task Cognitive Screening Test)의 신뢰도 및 타당도 검증과 인지기능저하 노인의 분류 기준점을 확인하였다. 결과 : MMSE-K, MoCA-K와 Y-DuCog와의 상관분석을 실시한 결과 Y-DuCog의 이중과제 효과와 이중과제 초당 정답 수에서 상관관계를 보였다. 내적 일치도 분석 결과 이중과제 효과와 이중과제 초당 정답 수의 Cronbach's-α 값은 각각 .848(p<.01), .916(p<.01)의 신뢰도를 보였고, 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 ICCs가 .969~.996으로 높게 나타났다. 선별기준점은 총 수행시간 DTE에서 31.76초를 기준으로 88.7%의 민감도와 83.5%의 특이도를, 총 이중과제 CRR에서 0.38개를 기준으로 84.5%의 민감도와 76.6%의 특이도를 보였다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 Y-DuCog의 신뢰도 및 타당도가 검증되었다. Y-DuCog는 기존 지필 평가의 제한점인 교육수준과 문자에 영향을 받지 않으며 간편하고 빠르게 검사를 시행할 수 있어 노인의 인지기능 평가 및 중재 방법에 대한 효과성 검증 시 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of electroencephalograph (EEG) power and coherence on cognitive function in normal elderly, non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment, and demented elderly during working cognition tasks. Forty elderly women (19 demented elderly, 10 non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment, 11 norma1 elderly) participated in this study, All subjects performed working cognition tasks with Raven's CPM while EEG signal was recorded, EEGs were measured continuously at rest and during the working cognition task. EEG power and coherence was computed over 21 channels: right and left frontal, central, parietal, temporal and occipital region. We found that there were more correct answers among normal elderly women than in other groups Owing the working cognition task, ${\Theta}$ wave at Fp1, Fp2 and F8, a wave at Fp2, ${\beta}$ wave at Fp1, Fp2. F4 and F8 of the frontal region was increased significantly in the demented elderly group. On the other hand. ${\Theta}$ wave at Fp1, Fp2 and F7, ${\beta}$ wave at Fp1, Fp2, F3 and F7 of the frontal region was increased significantly in the group of non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment. In contrast. in the normal elderly group, all of the ${\Theta}$ wave and ${\beta}$ wave at Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, F7 and F8 of the frontal region (except ${\beta}$ wave at F3) was increased significantly, These results suggest that the nerves in prefrontal and right hemisphere regions were most active in the demented elderly group during problem solving, and the nerves in the prefrontal and left hemisphere lobe were most active in the group of non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment. In contrast, me majority of nerves in the frontal region were active in the normal elderly group.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2014

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare with different distance across three conditions in stroke survivors with the grading of cognitive state. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Twelve stroke patients who agreed to active participation were included. Participants were allotted to normal cognitive (CN) group (n=7) and cognitive impairment (CI) group (n=5) and then walked on a self-paced walkway at three conditions on the Time Up and Go (TUG) test and the 6 minute walk test (6MWT): 1) walking with your comfortable speed, 2) walking while carrying a tray with glasses, 3) walking with a verbal cognitive task. The TUG test was repeated three successful times on each condition. For the 6MWT, participants were tested one time. Results: The CI group walked slower than the CN group at the three conditions on the TUG test. However, there was no significant difference between two groups to each condition. A significant effect of dual tasking was found only in error of verbal cognitive task condition for the TUG test (p<0.05). On the 6MWT, the participants in the CI group walked short distance rather than the CN group (p<0.05). There were significant differences between two groups not only at all conditions but also at error of verbal cognitive task condition as well (p<0.05). Conclusions: To consider the results of different distances such as the TUG test and the 6MWT, we think that exercises in long distance would be more effective to patients with CI. Those would be improved patient's endurance in cognitive problem.

• 인지과학
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.43-64
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 과제와 무관련한 정서 자극에 의한 점화가 고차인지과정에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것이다. 보다 구체적으로 본 연구에서는 과제와 직접적으로 관련이 없는 정서 점화 자극이 삼단논법추론 과제의 수행에 영향을 미치는지를 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 실험 1에서는 점화 자극인 IAPS 사진의 정서차원을 통제하고 각성차원을 조작하였으며 실험 2에서는 IAPS 사진의 각성차원을 통제하고 정서차원을 조작하였다. 두 실험 모두에서 과제와 무관련한 정서 점화 자극이 제시된 뒤에 세 개의 문장으로 이루어진 삼단논법추론 과제가 제시되었으며 참가자들의 추론 정확률이 측정되었다. 점화 자극의 정서차원은 결론 문장의 타당성과 신념에 따른 신념편향(belief-bias)에 영향을 미쳤으나 점화 자극의 각성차원은 추론에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 특히 긍정정서는 신념 편향을 감소시켜 논리적, 분석적 처리를 향상 시켰으나 각성차원은 추론 과제 수행에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이와 같은 결과는 정서차원과 각성차원이 고차인지능력에 독립적으로 영향을 미친다는 것을 보여준다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.155-176
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• 2012

It is an important issue to explore classroom environments which are conducive to developing students' mathematical performance. This study explores the effects of different classroom environments (solution-demand and corresponding-time setting) on mathematical performances. Fourteen and eighteen prospective teachers were required to prove a task under different conditions respectively: a) Cognitive demand of multiple-solution corresponding time of three hours, and b) Cognitive demand of a right solution corresponding time of 20 minutes. We used SOLO as the assessment tool for mathematical performance from quality perspective. Significant differences were found in the quantity and quality of mathematical performance. The regular environment focusing on speed and accuracy were found to be directly linked to low levels of performance. The findings above provide implications to the cognitive benefits of multiple-solution demand and corresponding time setting.

• 아동학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.33-47
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• 2002

This study examined the effects of conditions of generation(0, 1, or 2 cognitive operations) and task difficulty in children's recall. Subjects were 40 children in each age group, 8-year-olds and 10-year-olds. Each subject was shown 12 simple or difficult multiplication problems in one of the conditions of generation. After a buffer task, subjects were required to recall correct answers to the problems in random order. The data were analyzed by ANOVA and simple main effect analyses. Results showed that generation effect(GE) occurred among children younger than 12, and GE improved with age. Learning from cognitive operations was more effective than learning through simple repetition. Easier tasks led to greater GE, a phenomenon explained by procedures used in this study.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2005

Changes in visuospatial cognitive performance, blood oxygen saturation and heart rate due to the highly concentrated oxygen administration were observed in this study. Six male ($25.8 \pm$1.0) and six female (($23.8 \pm$ 1.9) adults were asked to perform 20 visuospatial tasks with the same level of difficulties by supplying two different oxygen levels (21%, 30%). Experiment consisted of Rest1 (1 min.), Control (1 min.), Task (4 min.), and Rest2 (4 min.) and physiological signals such as blood oxygen saturation and heart rate were measured through each stage. The result showed the accuracy of task performance increased significantly at 30% oxygen concentration compared with 21%, which means oxygen supply has positive effects on visuospatial cognitive performance. When 30% oxygen was supplied, blood oxygen saturation during control and task phases was increased and heart rate was decreased compared with 21%. It means that 30% oxygen can stimulate brain activities by directly increasing the actual level of blood oxygen concentration during cognitive performance, and enough oxygen supply during cognitive performance make heart rate decrease.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.93-108
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• 2022

PURPOSE: This review sought to confirm the correlation between dual-task gait and cognitive function in cognitively impaired and healthy older adults. METHOD: We used four databases (DBs), Pubmed, Cochrane library, Kmbase, and Koreamed. Searches were carried out according to the PICOS method, P (participants) were the elderly (above 65 years) with cognitive decline, I (intervention) was walking with dual tasks, C (control group) comprised the elderly without cognitive decline, O (outcome) was the correlation between gait and cognitive function and S (study) was the cross-sectional study. For the methodological quality assessment of each study, we used the Quality Assessment Tool for Observation Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). RESULTS: A total of 10 articles were included in this systematic review. For the components of gait, we used pace, rhythm, and variability and we observed that mild cognitive impairment mostly causes low gait performance while performing dual tasks. Among the 10 articles, 9 articles studied pace, of which 7 showed significant results. However, 2 were not significant. Also, 1 article that studied rhythm and 3 articles that studied variability showed significant results. The methodological quality of the 10 studies was fair. CONCLUSION: Gait pace was found to have a high correlation between memory, which is a cognitive ability, and overall cognitive function. It was observed that older adults with mild cognitive impairment have reduced gait pace in single-task walking, and further decrease in dual-task gait pace shows the correlation between memory and gait pace during walking.