Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Associative Memory Intervention Using Virtual Reality...20th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference, May 12–13, 2026, Vienna, Austria

Background: Associative memory is essential for daily functioning; however, VR interventions in this domain are limited. Objectives: The present study examined associative memory in different modalities and investigated the effects of culture on performance and response time in a virtual environment...

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Publicado en:Studies in Health Technology & Informatics Vol. 335; pp. 123 - 129
Autores principales: AMPOFO, Prince, VITALI, Andrea, MORGANTI, Francesca, REGAZZONI, Daniele, DOVIE, Delali A., OSAFO, Joseph, RIZZI, Caterina
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Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2026
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          DOVIE, Delali A.
          OSAFO, Joseph
          RIZZI, Caterina
        affil: University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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          Associative Memory
          Virtual Reality Utilization
          Culture
          Reaction Time
          Task Performance and Analysis
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          Adolescence
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          Descriptive Statistics
          Analysis of Variance
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          Auditory Perception
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
      ab: Background: Associative memory is essential for daily functioning; however, VR interventions in this domain are limited. Objectives: The present study examined associative memory in different modalities and investigated the effects of culture on performance and response time in a virtual environment. Methods: Twenty-two healthy younger adults from Italy and Ghana (ages 18 - 26) completed eight training trial sessions on object-name matching and object-sound matching tasks in a virtual environment. Results: Performance improved progressively across trials in both tasks, with greater accuracy and faster response times in the objectname task than in the object-sound task. Cross-cultural comparisons revealed no significant performance differences between the Ghanaians and Italians. However, the Italians completed both tasks significantly faster than the Ghanaians. Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicate that associative memory is culturally invariant, whereas response-time differences may reflect cultural influences on processing strategies. Overall, this study supports the use of VR as a culturally adaptable platform for associative memory assessment and training.
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