Changes in simple visual matching task performance and physiological signals in intellectually and developmentally disabled people due to administration of highly concentrated oxygen

Issue title: Balance and Vestibular Function

Guest editors: Brian D. Greenwald and James M. Gurley

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kim, Hyung-Sik^a | Choi, Mi-Hyun^a | Kim, Hyun-Joo^a | Yeon, Hong-Won^a | Yoon, Hee-Jeong^a | Lee, In-Hwa^a | Hong, Sang-Pyo^a | Yu, Na-Rae^a | Choi, Jin-Seung^a | Yi, Jeong-Han^a | Chung, Young-Sun^b | Lim, Dae-Woon^c | Chung, Soon-Cheol^{a; *}

Affiliations: [a] Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea | [b] Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, South Korea | [c] Department of Information & Communication Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Soon-Cheol Chung, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, 322 Danwall-dong, Chungju, Chungbuk, 380-701, South Korea. Tel.: +82 43 840 3759; Fax: +82 43 851 0620; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Background:This study attempted to identify the effect of administration of highly concentrated oxygen on simple visual matching task performance, blood oxygen saturation [SpO2 (%)], and heart rate [HR (bpm)] of intellectually and developmentally disabled people. Methods:Nineteen intellectually and developmentally disabled people (mean age 30.6 ± 5.7 years) participated in an experiment consisting of a simple visual matching task performed under 21% and 92% oxygen. SpO2 and HR were measured under both oxygen conditions. Results:When 92% oxygen was supplied, the response time decreased, SpO2 increased, and HR decreased compared to the vales obtained using 21% oxygen. The response time decreased for subjects with a high SpO2 and HR during the simple visual matching task phase. Conclusion:This result supports the hypothesis that administration of highly concentrated oxygen can positively affect the cognitive performance of intellectually and developmentally disabled people.

Keywords: Highly concentrated oxygen, cognitive performance, blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, intellectually and developmentally disabled people

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130892

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 687-692, 2013