Effects of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Training on Cognitive Function and Activities of Daily Living of Patients With Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Chen, X., Liu, F., et al. (2022).
Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 103(7), 1422-1435.
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the effect of virtual reality rehabilitation training on cognitive function and activities of daily living in individuals with poststroke cognitive impairment.
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China)
From database inception to August 31, 2021
Randomized controlled trials
21 studies included in the systematic review; 20 studies included in the meta-analysis
<div>Virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation training demonstrated significantly higher scores as compared to control groups on measures of cognitive function [i.e., Mini-Mental State Examination (MD = 2.84), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MD = 2.51), all Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment domains (MD = 0.25 to 3.49), and Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test-2nd Edition (MD = 2.74) and measures of activities of daily living [i.e., Barthel Index (MD = 6.14), Modified Barthel Index (MD = 6.06), and Functional Independence Measures (MD = 7.85) in individuals with poststroke cognitive impairment.</div>
