The development and pilot evaluation of virtual reality balance scenarios in people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A feasibility study

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan Khalil ◽  
Alham Al-Sharman ◽  
Khalid El-Salem ◽  
Alia A. Alghwiri ◽  
Duha Al-Shorafat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Feasibility Study

scholarly journals Using virtual reality to treat aggressive behavior problems in children: A feasibility study

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110261
Author(s):  
Sophie C Alsem ◽  
Anouk van Dijk ◽  
Esmée E Verhulp ◽  
Bram O De Castro
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Behavioral Therapies ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Practice Time

Evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) for children with aggressive behavior problems have only modest effects. Research is needed into new methods to enhance CBT effectiveness. The aims of the present study were to (1) examine whether interactive virtual reality is a feasible treatment method for children with aggressive behavior problems; (2) investigate children’s appreciation of the method; and (3) explore whether children’s aggression decreased during the ten-session treatment. Six boys (8–12 years) participated at two clinical centers in the Netherlands. Newly developed weekly reports were collected on treatment feasibility (therapist-report), treatment appreciation (child report), and children’s aggression (child/parent report). Results supported treatment feasibility: therapists delivered on average 98% of the session content, provided more than the recommended practice time in virtual reality, experienced few technical issues, and were satisfied with their treatment delivery. Children highly appreciated the treatment. Parents reported decreases in children’s aggression over the treatment period (i.e., between week 1 and week 10), but children did not. The promising findings of this feasibility study warrant randomized controlled trials to determine whether interactive virtual reality enhances CBT effectiveness for children with aggressive behavior problems.

Immersive virtual reality in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: a feasibility study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Mazzoli Moraes ◽  
Ana Luiza Zaninotto ◽  
Iuri Santana Neville ◽  
Cintya Yukie Hayashi ◽  
Wellingson Silva Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality

scholarly journals Effects of a Game-Based Virtual Reality Video Capture Training Program Plus Occupational Therapy on Manual Dexterity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Nélida Waliño-Paniagua ◽  
Cristina Gómez-Calero ◽  
María Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo ◽  
Leticia Aguirre-Tejedor ◽  
Alberto Bermejo-Franco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Function Test ◽  
Online Web

Neurorehabilitation is a fundamental aspect in the treatment approach for multiple sclerosis (MS), in which new technologies have gained popularity, especially the use of virtual reality (VR). The aim of this paper is to analyze an occupational therapy (OT) intervention compared with OT + VR (OT + VR) on the manual dexterity of patients with MS. 26 MS subjects were initially recruited from an MS patient association and randomized into two groups. The OT group received 20 conventional OT sessions distributed in two sessions per week. The OT + VR group received 20 sessions of VR interventions, twice weekly and lasting 30 minutes, consisting of VR games accessed via the online web pagemotiongamingconsole.com, in addition to the conventional OT sessions. Pre- and postintervention assessments were based on the Purdue Pegboard Test, the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, and the Grooved Pegboard Test. Clinical improvements were found regarding the precision of movements, the execution times, and the efficiency of certain functional tasks in the Purdue Pegboard Test and Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test tests in the OT + VR group. Although significant differences were not found in the manual dexterity between the OT and OT + VR groups, improvements were found regarding the precision and effectiveness of certain functional tasks.

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