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Changes in Reaction Time during Mental Rotation of Three-Dimensional Objects for Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke

3차원 물체의 심상회전이 만성 편마비 뇌졸중 환자의 반응시간에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Jeong-Weon (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Yeoju Institute of Technology) ;
  • Ahn, Si-Nae (Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute) ;
  • Hwang, Su-Jin (Department of Physical Therapy, Nambu University)
  • Received : 2012.01.03
  • Accepted : 2012.03.08
  • Published : 2012.03.31
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Abstract

There is a cause and effect relationship in that brain injury causes impairment of mental rotation and ultimately independent functional activities. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of mental rotation on reaction time and precision between the normal adults and chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. Thirty-one patients with chronic hemiparetic stroke and twenty normal adults participated in this study. The participants conducted 2 types of tasks for mental rotation: a comparison task using mirror images, and a rotation task using angular disparity images for 2 different 3-dimensional objects. Each of the 3 possible angled shapes ($90^{\circ}$, $180^{\circ}$, and $270^{\circ}$) appeared in each pair. The test consisted of 6 mirror-reflected image pairs and 6 angular disparity image pairs visualized during angular rotation, and 12 test periods. The subjects were judged on how accurately and rapidly they could distinguish between the mirrored and non-mirrored pairs. The study measured reaction time and precision to compare the effect of mental rotation tasks. Reaction time during all 3 angular conditions were significantly longer in the stroke patients than that in the normal adult during the comparison tasks and the rotation tasks. In addition, precision during mental rotation tasks was not significantly different between normal adults and stroke patients. Our results suggest that rehabilitation therapists should keep in mind that mental rotation is more difficult in stroke population than in normal adults.

심상회전은 어떤 대상이나 형태를 심상으로 하나의 각도에서 다른 각도로 회전시키는 활동으로, 일상생활동작을 수행할 때 환경과 자신에 대한 위치 및 움직임을 계획하는 단계에서 필요한 기능 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 정상인과 만성 편마비환자를 대상으로 반응시간(reaction time)과 정답율(precision)에 심상회전과제가 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 임상에서 편마비 환자를 치료할 때 심상회전능력의 변화가 과제수행에 장애요인이 될 수 있는지를 알아보기 위함이다. 본 연구는 만성 편마비 환자 31명과 정상성인 20명이 참여하였다. 연구대상자는 거울상(mirror image)을 이용한 대조과제(comparison task)와 각도불일치상(angular disparity image)을 이용한 회전과제(rotation task) 등의 2 가지 유형의 심상회전과제를 수행하였다. 검사자는 대상자에게 한 쌍의 상에 대하여 동일한 상인지 아닌지를 '예'와 '아니오'로 가능한 한 빠르게 대답하라고 요구하였고, 상을 노출한 시간부터 대상자가 대답한 시간까지의 반응시간과 정답률을 측정하였다. 대조과제 및 회전과제에 대한 반응시간은 편마비 환자에서 정상인에 비하여 유의하게 느리게 나타났다. 그러나 편마비 환자와 정상인은 심상회전과제에 대한 정답율에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구에서 편마비 환자군과 정상군 모두에서 쌍을 이룬 상의 각이 불일치할 때 반응시간이 느리게 나타났지만, 정상군보다 편마비 환자군에서 심상회전에 오랜 시간이 걸렸다. 따라서 재활과정에서 편마비 환자를 대상으로 치료계획을 수립하고 치료를 할 때, 회전각도를 이용한 난이도 조절이 가능할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 본 연구결과는 정상인에 비하여 편마비 환자의 심상회전에 차이가 있다는 것을 재활과정에서 치료사는 염두 해 두어야 한다고 제안한다.

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