RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Assessment of the attention processes in patients with anxiety-depressive disorders through virtual reality
A1 Camacho-Conde, José Antonio
A1 Legarra, Leire
A1 Bolinches, Vanesa M.
A1 Cano, Patricia
A1 Guasch, Mónica
A1 Llanos Torres, María
A1 Serret, Vanesa
A1 Mejías, Miguel
K1 Angustia
K1 Depresión mental
K1 realidad virtual
AB The purpose of this study is to characterize the attention deficits in a sample in these 2 types of clinical profiles through a continuous execution test in virtual reality. Methods: A total of 115 participants were recruited by consecutive sampling. The experimental sample was collected from patients diagnosed with depression and anxiety. The three tests that have been used for this study are Nesplora Aquarium, BDI and STAI. Results: Here, we show that significant differences (CI = 95%) can be seen between the control group and the group with depression in the variables related to the speed of visual processing (V_correctreactime_mean, p = 0.008) in the absence of distractors (S_correctreactime_mean, p = 0.041) and during the first dual execution task (XnoDUALab_correctreactime_mean, p = 0.011). Unlike in the clinical depression group, no significant differences were observed in any of the variables related to the processing speed of patients with anxiety disorders, compared to control subjects. If significant differences (CI = 95%) can be seen between the control group and the anxiety group in all variables related to the level of attentional arousal, that would indicate a lower performance of the clinical group with anxiety in this function. Both patients with depression and anxiety did not differ from controls in scores related to sustained attention. Conclusions: Therefore, our results suggest that attentional deficits are present in both clinical populations when performing a continuous execution test with dual execution components that involve the participation of the central executive system of working memory.  
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/20563
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/20563
LA spa
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 4 mar 2026