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- Title
Benefits of Virtual Reality for Autism Patients: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Sarpourian, Fatemeh; Ahmadimarzaleh, Milad; Garjan, Hassan Shokri; Bahaadinbeigy, Kambiz
- Abstract
Background: Autism is a very common neurodevelopmental disorder with extensive individual and societal costs. In the last two decades, the use of virtual reality for autism patients has been the subject of many studies, however, more studies are needed to reach a common understanding of the benefits of this technology. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the benefits of virtual reality for autism patients in 2022. Objective: The aim of this systematic review is the benefits of virtual reality for autism patients. Material and Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched from 2017 to September 14, 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 CASP criteria by two authors. All non-English studies, non-original studies and studies that were not related to our purpose were excluded. Results: Of 8000 retrieved articles, 11 met the inclusion criteria. The benefits of virtual reality included: improvement in the expression and regulation of emotions, social-emotional interaction, improvement of communication and executive performance, training of driving skills, development of flexibility, identity and norm building, treatment of fear, improvement of responsibility and occupational rehabilitation. Conclusion: Virtual reality can bring many benefits to autism patients, but consistent validations are needed in future studies to determine whether virtual reality can effectively complement traditional treatments.
- Subjects
AUTISTIC people; OCCUPATIONAL rehabilitation; SCIENCE databases; WEB databases; EMOTION regulation
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2023, Vol 13, p151
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article