scholarly journals Effect of a Virtual Reality-enhanced Exercise and Education Intervention on Patient Engagement and Learning in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

10.2196/23882 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Gulick ◽  
Daniel Graves ◽  
Shannon Ames ◽  
Pavitra Parimala Krishnamani
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Patient Engagement ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Stimulation on People with Mild to Moderate Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5290
Author(s):  
Jorge Oliveira ◽  
Pedro Gamito ◽  
Teresa Souto ◽  
Rita Conde ◽  
Maria Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Moderate Dementia ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

The use of ecologically oriented approaches with virtual reality (VR) depicting instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) is a promising approach for interventions on acquired brain injuries. However, the results of such an approach on dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are still lacking. This research reports on a pilot randomized controlled trial that aimed to explore the effect of a cognitive stimulation reproducing several IADL in VR on people with mild-to-moderate dementia caused by AD. Patients were recruited from residential care homes of Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Amadora (SCMA), which is a relevant nonprofit social and healthcare provider in Portugal. This intervention lasted two months, with a total of 10 sessions (two sessions/week). A neuropsychological assessment was carried out at the baseline and follow-up using established neuropsychological instruments for assessing memory, attention, and executive functions. The sample consisted of 17 patients of both genders randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The preliminary results suggested an improvement in overall cognitive function in the experimental group, with an effect size corresponding to a large effect in global cognition, which suggests that this approach is effective for neurocognitive stimulation in older adults with dementia, contributing to maintaining cognitive function in AD.

Efficacy of a mindfulness-based programme with and without virtual reality support to reduce stress in university students: A randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 103866
Author(s):  
Marta Modrego-Alarcón ◽  
Yolanda López-del-Hoyo ◽  
Javier García-Campayo ◽  
Adrián Pérez-Aranda ◽  
Mayte Navarro-Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
University Students ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled
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