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ArticleBMC neurology2013

Effects of substituting a portion of standard physiotherapy time with virtual reality games among community-dwelling stroke survivors.

Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin, Noor Azah Abd Aziz, Beng Kooi Lim, Li Ching Soh

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Article in BMC neurology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Devinder Kaur Ajit SinghPhysiotherapy Programme, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jalan Raja Muda Aziz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. devinderkas@gmail.com.
Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin
Noor Azah Abd Aziz
Beng Kooi Lim
Li Ching Soh

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence indicates that the continuation of therapy among community-dwelling stroke survivors improves physical function. Community rehabilitation programmes often face limitations in terms of resources. It is imperative to include new motivational interventions to encourage some level of non-clinician management. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were any changes in physical function and activities of daily living when substituting a portion of the standard physiotherapy time with virtual reality games among community-dwelling stroke survivors.

methodsIn this controlled trial, the experimental group received 30 minutes of virtual reality balance games in addition to 90 minutes of standard physiotherapy. The control group continued with their two hours of routine standard physiotherapy. Both groups received 12 therapy sessions: two-hour sessions twice per week for six continuous weeks. Changes in physical function, activities of daily living and balance ability were assessed using the Timed Up and Go test, 30-second Sit to Stand test, Timed Ten-Metre Walk test, Six-Minute Walk test and the Barthel Index, and static balance was assessed using a probalance board.

resultsTwenty-eight participants completed post-intervention assessments. The results showed a significant within-subject effect on the Timed Up and Go test: F (1, 26) = 5.83, p = 0.02; and the 30-second Sit to Stand test; F (1, 26) = 13.50, p = 0.001. The between-subject effect was not significant (p > 0.05) for any of the outcome measurements.

conclusionSubstituting a portion of the standard physiotherapy time with virtual reality games was equally effective in maintaining physical function outcomes and activities of daily living among community-dwelling stroke survivors.

trial registrationAustralia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register, ACTRN12613000478718.

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StrokeAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceFemaleGames, ExperimentalHumansMalaysiaMaleMiddle AgedResidence CharacteristicsStroke RehabilitationSurvivorsTreatment OutcomeVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyWalking

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PMID24330250
PMCPMC4029492

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