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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

An Immersive Virtual Kitchen Training System for People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Development and Validation Study.

Massimiliano Pau, Eleonora Cocco, Federico Arippa, Giulia Casu, Micaela Porta, Shay Menascu, Anat Achiron, Alon Kalron

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Massimiliano PauDepartment of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliary, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9835-3629
Eleonora CoccoMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.
Federico ArippaDepartment of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliary, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4100-9189
Giulia CasuDepartment of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliary, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4320-659X
Micaela PortaDepartment of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliary, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3835-6507
Shay MenascuMultipe Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.
Anat AchironMultipe Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-2020-3126
Alon KalronMultipe Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-7999-0868
University of Cagliari · ITTel Aviv University · ILSheba Medical Center · IL

Funding

This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel, and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, General Directorate for Country Promotion, Italian Republic. 3-16013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rehabilitation via virtual reality (VR) training tools allows repetitive, intensive, and task-specific practice in a controlled and safe environment. Our goal was to develop and validate a novel immersive VR system based on the practice of real-life activities in a kitchen environment in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) with upper-limb dysfunction. The novel immersive VR kitchen application includes several tasks, i.e., tidying up the kitchen, preparing a hamburger and soup meal, and dish washing. Following the development phase, the system was tested for an 8-week intervention period on a small sample of pwMS suffering from upper-limb dysfunction. The Suitability Evaluation Questionnaire for VR systems served as the primary outcome. The scores for enjoyment, sense of comfort with the system, feelings of success and control, realism, easy-to-understand instructions, assists in rehabilitation therapy, were between 4.0 and 4.6, indicating a high satisfaction. The scores for eye discomfort, dizziness, nausea, and disorientation during practice were between 2.8 and 1.3, indicating a low-to-moderate interference of the system. The virtual kitchen training system is feasible and safe for upper-limb training in pwMS and paves the way for future RCTs to examine the benefits of the system compared with standard care, thus improving the functionality of the upper limbs in pwMS.

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feasibilityimmersivemultiple sclerosisrehabilitationupper limbvirtual reality

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PMID37176662
PMCPMC10179608
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