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SynthesisFrontiers in human neuroscience2022

Is Virtual Reality Training More Effective Than Traditional Physical Training on Balance and Functional Mobility in Healthy Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Meng Liu, Kaixiang Zhou, Yan Chen, Limingfei Zhou, Dapeng Bao, Junhong Zhou

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Synthesis in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Meng LiuSports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Kaixiang ZhouSports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Yan ChenSports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Limingfei ZhouSchool of Strength and Conditioning Training, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Dapeng BaoChina Institute of Sport and Health Science, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Junhong ZhouHebrew SeniorLife, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Beijing Sport University · CNHebrew SeniorLife · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The studies showed the benefits of virtual reality training (VRT) for functional mobility and balance in older adults. However, a large variance in the study design and results is presented. We, thus, completed a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantitatively examine the effects of VRT on functional mobility and balance in healthy older adults. Methods: We systematically reviewed the publications in five databases. Studies that examine the effects of VRT on the measures of functional mobility and balance in healthy older adults were screened and included if eligible. Subgroup analyses were completed to explore the effects of different metrics of the intervention design (e.g., session time) on those outcomes related to functional mobility and balance. Results: Fifteen studies of 704 participants were included. The quality of these studies was good. Compared to traditional physical therapy (TPT), VRT induced greater improvement in TUG (MD = -0.31 s, 95% CI = -0.57 to -0.05, Conclusion: Virtual reality training can significantly improve functional mobility and balance in healthy older adults compared to TPT, and the findings provided critical knowledge of the optimized design of VRT that can inform future studies with more rigorous designs. Systematic Review Registration: [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/], identifier [CRD42021297085].

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balancefunctional mobilityolder adultssystematic review and meta-analysisvirtual reality training

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PMID35399351
PMCPMC8984187
OpenAlexW4220770312

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