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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Risk factors

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

There were no between-group differences in traditional performance measures of motor, cognitive, or IADL function. Regarding CC-VRS performance, participants in the PD group completed the task significantly slower than controls (690 vs. 523 sec, respectively). Participants with PD spent 25 % more time walking and turning and were stopped 46 % longer than controls. Average gait speed when viewing the shopping list, a measure of dual-task performance, was significantly slower in the PD group compared to controls (0.26 vs. 0.17 m/s, respectively). Unlike traditional performance measures of motor, cognitive, and IADL function, the CC-VRS discriminated participants with PD from healthy older adults. For the PD group, motor and dual-task declines contributed to diminished CC-VRS performance. Identifying underlying contributors to IADL declines supports using ecological assessments, such as the CC-VRS, for the routine clinical evaluation of IADLs.

Key findings

There were no between-group differences in traditional performance measures of motor, cognitive, or IADL function.
Regarding CC-VRS performance, participants in the PD group completed the task significantly slower than controls (690 vs. 523 sec, respectively).
Participants with PD spent 25 % more time walking and turning and were stopped 46 % longer than controls.
Average gait speed when viewing the shopping list, a measure of dual-task performance, was significantly slower in the PD group compared to controls (0.26 vs. 0.17 m/s, respectively).
Unlike traditional performance measures of motor, cognitive, and IADL function, the CC-VRS discriminated participants with PD from healthy older adults.

Why it matters

This study found that a virtual reality shopping task distinguished people with Parkinson's disease from healthy older adults, even though traditional measures did not. It is about Parkinson's disease and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 39/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Parkinsonism & Related Disorders)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	Parkinsonism & Related Disorders: journal h-index 155 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2024 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	2 / 7	Cited 9 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	2.2 citations a year over 4 year(s) since 2024
Impact for its field and year	3 / 6	Cited 7.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 9 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Jay L. Alberts: h-index 43 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Cleveland Clinic: institution h-index 1,139 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 38861796)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	39 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Rosenfeldt, A. B., Waltz, C., Zimmerman, E., Davidson, S., Hastilow, K., & Alberts, J. L. (2024). An immersive virtual reality shopping task detects declines in instrumental activities of daily living in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107019

Vancouver

Rosenfeldt AB, Waltz C, Zimmerman E, Davidson S, Hastilow K, Alberts JL. An immersive virtual reality shopping task detects declines in instrumental activities of daily living in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107019. PMID: 38861796.

BibTeX

@article{rosenfeldt2024-38861796,
  author  = {Rosenfeldt, Anson B. and Waltz, Colin and Zimmerman, Eric and Davidson, Sara and Hastilow, Karissa and Alberts, Jay L.},
  title   = {{An immersive virtual reality shopping task detects declines in instrumental activities of daily living in individuals with Parkinson's disease}},
  journal = {Parkinsonism \& Related Disorders},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107019},
  pmid    = {38861796},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107019}
}

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