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SynthesisSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Head-Mounted Display-Based Therapies for Adults Post-Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Guillermo Palacios-Navarro, Neville Hogan

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Synthesis in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Guillermo Palacios-NavarroDepartment of Electronic Engineering and Communications, University of Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9408-1280
Neville HoganDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USUniversidad de Zaragoza · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immersive virtual reality techniques have been applied to the rehabilitation of patients after stroke, but evidence of its clinical effectiveness is scarce. The present review aims to find studies that evaluate the effects of immersive virtual reality (VR) therapies intended for motor function rehabilitation compared to conventional rehabilitation in people after stroke and make recommendations for future studies. Data from different databases were searched from inception until October 2020. Studies that investigated the effects of immersive VR interventions on post-stroke adult subjects via a head-mounted display (HMD) were included. These studies included a control group that received conventional therapy or another non-immersive VR intervention. The studies reported statistical data for the groups involved in at least the posttest as well as relevant outcomes measuring functional or motor recovery of either lower or upper limbs. Most of the studies found significant improvements in some outcomes after the intervention in favor of the virtual rehabilitation group. Although evidence is limited, immersive VR therapies constitute an interesting tool to improve motor learning when used in conjunction with traditional rehabilitation therapies, providing a non-pharmacological therapeutic pathway for people after stroke.

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StrokeStroke RehabilitationVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyWearable Electronic DevicesActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedHeadHumansMiddle AgedPostural BalanceTime and Motion Studieshead-mounted displayimmersive virtual realitymotor recoveryrehabilitationstroke

Identifiers

PMID33562657
PMCPMC7915338
OpenAlexW3127753557

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