The effectiveness of virtual reality games in improving cognition, mobility, and emotion in elderly post-stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This review is aimed to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) games on cognition, mobility, and emotion in elderly stroke patients. We selected relevant articles from eight databases from 2011 to 2022 and extracted articles on cognitive ability (general cognition, mini-mental state examin...

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Published in:Neurosurgical review 2023-07, Vol.46 (1), p.167-167, Article 167
Main Authors: Lin, Chenli, Ren, Yuanyuan, Lu, Aming
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cognition
Emotions
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Review
Stroke - complications
Stroke - therapy
Stroke Rehabilitation - methods
Virtual Reality
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Summary:This review is aimed to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) games on cognition, mobility, and emotion in elderly stroke patients. We selected relevant articles from eight databases from 2011 to 2022 and extracted articles on cognitive ability (general cognition, mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) et al.), mobility (modified Barthel index (MBI), Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA), Berg balance scale (BBS), functional independence measure motor (FIM MOT)), and emotion (depression/anxiety). Twenty-nine studies including 1311 participants were included in the analysis. In the results, virtual reality games were more effective in improving overall cognitive function in stroke patients compared to conventional therapies. In addition, the intervention group in the MMSE (SMD = 0.6, 95%CI = 0.26–0.95, P  = 0.0007), MoCA (MD = 1.97, 95%CI = 1.3–2.64, P  
ISSN:1437-2320
1437-2320
DOI:10.1007/s10143-023-02061-w