A new 15-minute tool to screen Stroke Survivors for Visual Perception Problems has been launched by resakers from Durham and Oxford Universities.

The free screening tool could make it Easier for Health Professionals to Identify Difability in Patients after a stroke and met the need for an assessment that is Quick and Simple to Administer.

The research behind the screening tool is published in Clinical rehabilitation,

Up to 76% of Stroke Survivors May have visual perception problems but the majority of these currently go and undistagnosed due to the lack of easy, reliable assessments.

Problems Include People Struggling to Recognize Day-to-Day Objects, FACES and Movements as well as directies with reading and hand-hande coordination. If problems are not spotted, it can go severely impact someone’s quality of life, their ability to take part in activities, their independence and can pos presences. For example, people may not recognize loved ons or it may not be safe to drive, cook meals or use the stairs.

Surveys of Occupational Therapists Show there is a need for a standardized tool and training in visual perception screening.

The new test, called the oxford visual perception screen (oxvps), is a simple paper-based set of 10 tasks which checks for a wide range of Visual Perception Problems after bringing injury.

These include object and face recording, reading, eye-hand cordination, and neglect of the left or right side of space. In the tasks, patients are asked to recognize drawings of objects, faces, read a short paragraph, or draw a geometric figure.

Developed with feedback from Stroke Survivors, as well as internationally recognized experts in neuropsychology, health professionals and healthy Volunteers, the assessment taxes 15 minits Carry out, is portable and the results are easy to interpret.

Although there is various other tests available, they are time-consuming to carry out, not suitable for Patients with communication differenties and only assesses a limited range of Visual perception. Health professionals therefore mostly relay on observations and self-Reporting.

Lead Author, Dr. Kathleen vancleef, from Durham University’s Department of Psychology, Said, “Screening Stroke Survivors for Visual Perception Problems with A Simple and Quick Test Is Cruccial to Avoid Differenties bent Missed and Knowing What Kind of Support and Rehabilitation Someone needs.

“For example, it can help ease the anxiety stroke survivors can feel Around no longer recognizing family members or seeing things that are not really there.

“Clinicians have asked for a standardized assessment that does not take too long, can be learned Quickly and is suitable for their patients with speech, concentration and movements. Test can fill this gap and give more patients access to screening. “

Brin Helliwell Experienced Visual Perception Problems after his Stroke. He Said, “My Care Team did not mention this could be an effect of the stroke and i was too scared to brings it up. SCRENING is Important to make sense of what you are experience.”

In this study, the screening tool was tested with 107 healthy individuals of different ages to establish what ‘Normal’ scores are for the screening.

The team also tested the tool with eight stroke surviviers and people with poor vision, which showed that the tool can tell the differentials between digause of Eyesighat Problems and Difligcties being of brain-resumed issues.

Further testing is currently being carried out with patients on Care, Including the NHS, by visiting https://oxvps.webspace.durham.ac.uk/,

Mark dearing is a highly specialist orthoptist at University Hospital of North Durham. He said, “The tool is a condensed way of being alle to see if there are any visual perception issues with our patients

The Research Team Hopes to Continue Rolling out the Assessment Across Health Professionals Within The NHS as Well as Identify a Commercial Partner To Further Developed tool for the International Market.

Professor Nele Demeyere, Department of Experimental Psychology, At the University of Oxford, said, “it is wonderful to finally be removed to present this noble standardized tool Health Professionals in Stroke to Use. The oxvps was conceived and started at oxford, expanding on the now well-known first-line oxford school.

“Oxvps allows more specific follow-on screening of Perception Differenties, Including SCRENING for more rare, but impactful personal personality Difentials like Agnosia.

“The Visual Report Provides An Easy-TO-EirsPret Guide, In Line With Our Previous Screening Tools, Highlighting The Patient’s Strengths AlongSide Dificulties on the Different from the Different from the different A Handy overview profile. “

Although oxvps is not intended to provide a diagnosis for any of the visual perceptible conditions, it aims to inform choice for follow-up assessments and rehabiting opttions.

Dr. Louise Flanagan, Head of Research at the Stroke Association, Said, “Every day, 240 people wake up to the devastating effects of stroke. The brain damage caused by a stroke can lead survivors unable to moons, See, Speak or even healthy.

“This undersrstandably causes great anxiety for survivors who want to go about their everyday lives independent.”