ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2025
Visual attention during non-immersive virtual reality balance training in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: an eye-tracking study.
Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07702526 (Effects of an Eye-Movement Intervention on Cognitive Impairment in Individuals Across Illness Stages of Schizophrenia), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of an Eye-Movement Intervention on Cognitive Impairment in Individuals Across Illness Stages of Schizophrenia: Protocol for a Stratified Randomized, Active-Controlled, Assessor-Blinded Trial
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Visual attention and postural stability among older adults participating in health-enhancing physical activity: a systematic review.Frontiers in network physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Immersive virtual reality vs. traditional instruction for short-term learning and follow-up outcomes in the Bobath concept: a randomized controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Utility of Tablet-Based Eye Tracking for Early Screening of Poststroke Cognitive Impairment: Diagnostic Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Virtual reality as a training tool for athletes with intellectual disabilities: a study protocol.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Older adults with cognitive impairment often present with balance deficits, reduced walking speed, and attentional difficulties-particularly in executive function. These challenges increase fall risk and complicate traditional rehabilitation approaches. Eye-tracking technology offers an objective way to evaluate attention by analyzing oculomotor behavior during tasks, but its use in clinical rehabilitation contexts is still limited. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate visual attention using eye-tracking metrics during a non-immersive virtual reality-based balance training program in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Methods: This was an exploratory pilot study with a prospective, descriptive cohort, based on a non-controlled, quasi-experimental design of seven older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Each patient underwent VR-based balance training using Rehametrics Results: Patients showed a small numerical increase, without reaching statistical significance in task difficulty progression ( Conclusions: Eye-tracking provided valuable metrics into attentional behavior during balance training in older adults with cognitive impairment. Its integration into non-immersive virtual reality rehabilitation may help better understand and address cognitive-motor interactions. Further studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
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