Use of client-centered virtual reality in rehabilitation after stroke: a feasibility study

• Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 77; no. 9; pp. 622 - 631
• Main Authors: Aramaki, Alberto Luiz, Sampaio, Rosana Ferreira, Cavalcanti, Alessandra, Dutra, Fabiana Caetano Martins Silva E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 01.09.2019; Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO; Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
• Subjects: acidente vascular cerebral; Activities of Daily Living; Adult; assistência centrada no paciente; Computer & video games; Computer applications; Disability Evaluation; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; jogos de vídeo; Male; Middle Aged; NEUROSCIENCES; Participation; PSYCHIATRY; Reabilitação; Recovery of Function; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of Results; Self Report; Social Participation; Statistical analysis; Stroke; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; terapia de exposição à realidade virtual; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Video Games; Virtual reality; Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - methods; Young Adult; acidente vascular cerebral; patient-centered care; jogos de vídeo; assistência centrada no paciente; Reabilitação; virtual reality exposure therapy; Rehabilitation; stroke; terapia de exposição à realidade virtual; video games

Patient-centered virtual reality (VR) programs could assist in the functional recovery of people after a stroke. OBJECTIVES To analyze the feasibility of a rehabilitation protocol using client-centered VR and to evaluate changes in occupational performance and social participation. METHODS This was...