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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Wearable Immersive Virtual Reality Device for Promoting Physical Activity in Parkinson's Disease Patients.

Pablo Campo-Prieto, José Mª Cancela-Carral, Gustavo Rodríguez-Fuentes

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pablo Campo-PrietoDepartment of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1706-5639
José Mª Cancela-CarralHealthyFit Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, 36213 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2903-3829
Gustavo Rodríguez-FuentesDepartment of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2720-1497
Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation · ES

Funding

Predoctoral fellowship of the Galician Government. Xunta de Galicia (ED481A-2019/158)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that usually appears in the 6th decade of life and affects up to 2% of older people (65 years and older). Its therapeutic management is complex and includes not only pharmacological therapies but also physiotherapy. Exercise therapies have shown good results in disease management in terms of rehabilitation and/or maintenance of physical and functional capacities, which is important in PD. Virtual reality (VR) could promote physical activity in this population. We explore whether a commercial wearable head-mounted display (HMD) and the selected VR exergame could be suitable for people with mild-moderate PD. In all, 32 patients (78.1% men; 71.50 ± 11.80 years) were a part of the study. Outcomes were evaluated using the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ), the System Usability Scale (SUS), the Game Experience Questionnaire (GEQ post-game module), an ad hoc satisfaction questionnaire, and perceived effort. A total of 60 sessions were completed safely (without adverse effects (no SSQ symptoms) and with low scores in the negative experiences of the GEQ (0.01-0.09/4)), satisfaction opinions were positive (88% considered the training "good" or "very good"), and the average usability of the wearable HMD was good (75.16/100). Our outcomes support the feasibility of a boxing exergame combined with a wearable commercial HMD as a suitable physical activity for PD and its applicability in different environments due to its safety, usability, low cost, and small size. Future research is needed focusing on postural instability, because it seems to be a symptom that could have an impact on the success of exergaming programs aimed at PD.

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Parkinson DiseaseVirtual RealityWearable Electronic DevicesAgedExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaledisease managementmovement/mobilityneurological disordersParkinson´s diseasephysical activityphysiotherapyrehabilitationupper limb functionvirtual reality exposure therapywearable technology

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PMID35590992
PMCPMC9104114
OpenAlexW4224935960

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