Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Therapy on Quality of Life of Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Three-Month Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of virtual reality-based upper limb training on activity of daily living and quality of life among stroke survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of virtual reality for pain relief in medical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of different modalities of artificial intelligence rehabilitation techniques on patients with upper limb dysfunction after stroke-A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Health Professional- and Volunteer-partnered Self-management Support (COMBO-KEY) to Promote Self-efficacy and Self-management Behaviors in People with Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Trial
- Can specific virtual reality combined with conventional rehabilitation improve poststroke hand motor function? A randomized clinical trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of virtual reality-based rehabilitation on quality of life and upper extremity functions among stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- The Impact of Multiple Exercise Modes on the Quality of Life of Stroke Patients: A Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2025Article
- Analysis of Factors Affecting Quality of Life (QoL) in Middle-Aged Stroke Patients (Under 65 Years Old) in the Rehabilitation Phase: Multivariate Regression Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Occupational Therapy for Post-Stroke Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Modern Rehabilitation Technologies of Patients with Motor Disorders at an Early Rehabilitation of Stroke (Review).Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2022Review
- An Intelligent Motor Assessment Method Utilizing a Bi-Lateral Virtual-Reality Task for Stroke Rehabilitation on Upper Extremity.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2022Article
- Emerging Limb Rehabilitation Therapy After Post-stroke Motor Recovery.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
- Effects of Specific Virtual Reality-Based Therapy for the Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb Motor Function Post-Ictus: Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Short-Term Changes in Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer during In-Hospital Exercise Training and Chemotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the influence of conventional rehabilitation combined with virtual reality on improving quality of life related to post-stroke health.
designRandomized controlled trial.
settingRehabilitation and neurology departments of a general hospital (Talavera de la Reina, Spain). SUBJECTS: A total of 43 participants with subacute stroke.
interventionParticipants were randomized into experimental group (conventional treatment + virtual reality) and control (conventional treatment). MAIN MEASURES: Health-related quality of life as measured by the EuroQoL-5 dimensions instrument (EQ-5D-5L) and EuroQoL visual analog scale (EQ-VAS).
resultsA total of 23 patients in the experimental group (62.6 ± 13.5 years) and 20 in the control (63.6 ± 12.2 years) completed the study. In the experimental group, EQ-VAS score was 29.1 ± 12.8 at baseline, 86.5 ± 7.1 post-intervention, and 78.3 ± 10.3 at the three-month follow-up. The control group obtained scores of 25.5 ± 5.1, 57.0 ± 4.7, and 58.5 ± 5.9, respectively. We identified significant differences at the post-intervention and follow-up timepoints (
conclusionsThe conventional rehabilitative approach combined with virtual reality appears to be more effective for improving the perceived health-related quality of life in stroke survivors.
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