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Design Considerations for Virtual Reality Intervention for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of virtual reality interventions on motor skills in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Immersive virtual reality upper-limb exercises in people with Parkinson's disease: an observer-blinded randomised controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Adult cancer survivors' perceptions of immersive virtual reality exercise and its utility during chemotherapy infusion: a concurrent mixed method exploratory study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Engagement in gamified virtual reality sports activities and sports participation intention among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: the mediating roles of immersion and enjoyment.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Virtual reality as a training tool for athletes with intellectual disabilities: a study protocol.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Enhancing motor coordination and social interaction in children with autism through virtual reality rehabilitation.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Effects of immersive virtual reality training on the adaptive skills of children and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder: a mixed-methods pre-post study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- User Experiences With Fully Immersive Virtual Reality Applications in the Context of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. A Scoping Review.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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5 authors.
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Abstract
objectivesThis systematic review aims to explore virtual reality (VR) applications for rehabilitation purposes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), identify their effects on rehabilitation outcomes, explore themes to consider in VR intervention design, and provide guidance for designers and researchers in creating therapeutic environments using VR technology.
backgroundVR has gained increasing attention in healthcare settings to assist in achieving rehabilitation goals for people with IDD. VR is particularly advantageous since it simulates the real world while providing controllable, safe, and versatile environments. It is necessary to expand the current body of knowledge on VR intervention's outcomes by synthesizing further information on VR application characteristics as well as identifying design considerations regarding feasibility, usability, safety, and other aspects that will benefit future VR intervention design and research.
methodsThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framed the current review. Multiple databases were searched to identify studies published between 2001 and 2023. The review qualitatively organized VR environment design considerations according to three themes: feasibility, usability, and safety.
resultsThis review included 27 articles and included 868 participants. The overall findings indicated that VR interventions are promising in enhancing rehabilitation outcomes among people with IDD, such as physical, cognitive, emotional, and functional independence domains.
conclusionThis review provides design recommendations to create effective, usable, and safe VR interventions for individuals with IDD. The suggested design implications should be applied with the awareness that VR is a relatively emerging technology with rapidly evolving features.
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