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- Title
Effectiveness of Rehabilitation in the Elderly Using Virtual Reality: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Sarpourian, Fatemeh; Garjan, Hassan Shokri; Fatemi, Ali; Ahmadimarzaleh, Milad; Bahaadinbeigy, Kambiz
- Abstract
Background: Aging has become a global challenge; therefore, the evaluation and treatment of the elderly has gained special importance. Recently, efforts have been made to implement virtual reality to support the provision of geriatric rehabilitation, and it is important to examine the available research evidence on the effectiveness of this technology. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of virtual reality rehabilitation on the elderly in 2022. Objective: The aim of this systematic review is the effectiveness of rehabilitation in the elderly using virtual reality. Material and Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched from 2017 to September 27, 2022 to identify English-language studies related to the purpose of the research. The included studies were evaluated for quality and risk of bias using the STROBE check list by two authors. All non-English studies, non-original studies and studies that were not related to our purpose were excluded. Results: Of 3100 retrieved articles, 8 met the inclusion criteria. Our findings showed that virtual reality has the potential of physical, cognitive, emotional and social rehabilitation of the elderly. In fact, virtual reality increased the number of steps and walking speed, improved balance and neuropsychological symptoms, as well as increased daily activities, posture control, muscle strengthening, independence, and more. Conclusion: Virtual reality has been recognized as an excellent intervention tool for the rehabilitation of the elderly, showing the capacity of its multidimensional approach and helping to reduce symptoms associated with physical and cognitive impairments.
- Subjects
VIRTUAL reality; OLDER people; STRENGTH training; GERIATRIC rehabilitation; TELEREHABILITATION; REHABILITATION technology
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2023, Vol 13, p150
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article