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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 687-692 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | NeuroRehabilitation |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- blood oxygen saturation
- cognitive performance
- heart rate
- Highly concentrated oxygen
- intellectually and developmentally disabled people