Mobile game-based virtual reality rehabilitation program for upper limb dysfunction after ischemic stroke
Mobile game-based virtual reality rehabilitation program for upper limb dysfunction after ischemic stroke
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DOI:
10.3233/rnn-150626
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Paik, Nam-Jong
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作者:
Choi, Yoon-Hee;Ku, Jeonghun;Paik, Nam-Jong
Background: Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to provide intensive, repetitive, and task-oriented training, and game-based therapy can enhance patients' motivation and enjoyment. Objective: The objective of the present study was to develop a mobile game-based upper extremity VR program for patients who have experienced stroke, and to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the program.Methods: This randomized, double-blind, controlled trial included 24 patients with ischemic stroke. The intervention group (n =12) received 30 min of conventional occupational therapy (OT) and 30 min of the mobile upper extremity rehabilitation program using a smartphone and a tablet PC (MoU-Rehab). The controls (n =12) received conventional OT alone for 1 h per day. Rehabilitation consisted of 10 sessions of therapy, 5 days per week, for 2 weeks. The outcome measures (Fugl Meyer Assessment of the upper extremity [FMA-UE], Brunnstrom stage [B -stage] for the arm and the hand, manual muscle testing [MMT], modified Barthel index [MBI], EuroQo1-5 Dimension [EQ-5D], and Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]) were assessed at the beginning and end of treatment, and at 1 month. User satisfaction was evaluated by a questionnaire.Results: A greater improvement in the FMA-UE, B -stage, and MMT was found after treatment with the MoU-Rehab than with conventional therapy. The extent of improvements in the MBI, EQ-5D, and BDI was not significantly different between the two groups. Patients in the experimental group completed the 2 -weeks treatment without adverse effects, and they were generally satisfied with MoU-Rehab.Conclusion: This mobile game-based VR rehabilitation program appears to be feasible and effective for promoting upper limb recovery after ischemic stroke.