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Trial reportFrontiers in public health2022

Virtual reality technology enhances the cognitive and social communication of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Junqiang Zhao, Xinxin Zhang, Yi Lu, Xingyang Wu, Fujun Zhou, Shichang Yang, Luping Wang, Xiaoyan Wu, Fangrong Fei

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Junqiang ZhaoDepartment of Children Rehabilitation, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Xinxin ZhangXinxiang Key Laboratory of Medical Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Xinxiang, China.
Yi LuXinxiang Key Laboratory of Medical Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Xinxiang, China.
Xingyang WuXinxiang Key Laboratory of Medical Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Xinxiang, China.
Fujun ZhouDepartment of Children Rehabilitation, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Shichang YangDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Luping WangDepartment of Children Rehabilitation, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Xiaoyan WuDepartment of Nursing, Huzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou, China.
Fangrong FeiZhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to explore the impact of using virtual reality technology to intervene in and encourage the developmental behavior areas of cognition, imitation, and social interaction in children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: Forty-four children with autism spectrum disorder were divided randomly into an intervention group and a control group, with each group consisting of 22 participants. Incorporating conventional rehabilitation strategies, virtual reality technology was used with the intervention group to conduct rehabilitation training in areas including cognition, imitation, and social interaction. The control group was provided conventional/routine clinical rehabilitation training. The children's cognitive development was evaluated before and 3 months after intervention. Results: After intervention, the developmental abilities of both groups of children in the areas of cognition, imitation, and social interaction were improved over their abilities measured before the intervention ( Conclusion: Combining virtual reality with conventional rehabilitation training improved the cognitive and social development of children with autism spectrum disorder and supported the goal of improving the rehabilitation effect.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderVirtual RealityChildCognitionCommunicationHumansTechnologyautism spectrum disordercognitiondevelopmental abilitynursing informationsocial communicationvirtual reality

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PMID36276341
PMCPMC9582941

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