Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The consequences of stroke have a significant impact on self-sufficiency and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Virtual reality (VR)-based rehabilitation has the potential to impact these modalities, but information on timing, volume, and intensity...
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| author | Marcela Dąbrowská Dalibor Pastucha Miroslav Janura Hana Tomášková Lucie Honzíková Šárka Baníková Michal Filip Iva Fiedorová |
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: The consequences of stroke have a significant impact on self-sufficiency and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Virtual reality (VR)-based rehabilitation has the potential to impact these modalities, but information on timing, volume, and intensity is not yet available. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (1:1) was to evaluate the impact of conventional rehabilitation combined with VR on self-care and domains of HRQoL in patients ≤6 months post-stroke. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The intervention group completed a total of 270 min of conventional VR + rehabilitation sessions. The control group underwent conventional rehabilitation only. Primary assessments with the WHO disability assessment schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2) questionnaire were conducted before rehabilitation (T0), after completion of the intervention (T1), and at the 4-week follow-up (T2); secondary outcomes included self-sufficiency and balance assessments. <i>Results</i>: Fifty patients completed the study (mean age 61.2 ± 9.0 years, time since stroke 114.3 ± 39.4 days). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in WHODAS 2, self-sufficiency, and balance scores (<i>p</i> > 0.05). <i>Conclusions</i>: In the experimental group, there was a statistically significant difference in WHODAS 2, assessment of self-sufficiency, and balance scores before and after therapy (<i>p</i> < 0.05). VR appears to be a suitable tool to supplement and modify rehabilitation in patients after stroke. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef31d279fd354afbb1069d33576f11e22023-11-19T11:53:13ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442023-09-01599166910.3390/medicina59091669Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke PatientsMarcela Dąbrowská0Dalibor Pastucha1Miroslav Janura2Hana Tomášková3Lucie Honzíková4Šárka Baníková5Michal Filip6Iva Fiedorová7Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health Protection, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The consequences of stroke have a significant impact on self-sufficiency and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Virtual reality (VR)-based rehabilitation has the potential to impact these modalities, but information on timing, volume, and intensity is not yet available. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (1:1) was to evaluate the impact of conventional rehabilitation combined with VR on self-care and domains of HRQoL in patients ≤6 months post-stroke. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The intervention group completed a total of 270 min of conventional VR + rehabilitation sessions. The control group underwent conventional rehabilitation only. Primary assessments with the WHO disability assessment schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2) questionnaire were conducted before rehabilitation (T0), after completion of the intervention (T1), and at the 4-week follow-up (T2); secondary outcomes included self-sufficiency and balance assessments. <i>Results</i>: Fifty patients completed the study (mean age 61.2 ± 9.0 years, time since stroke 114.3 ± 39.4 days). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in WHODAS 2, self-sufficiency, and balance scores (<i>p</i> > 0.05). <i>Conclusions</i>: In the experimental group, there was a statistically significant difference in WHODAS 2, assessment of self-sufficiency, and balance scores before and after therapy (<i>p</i> < 0.05). VR appears to be a suitable tool to supplement and modify rehabilitation in patients after stroke.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/9/1669virtual realityquality of lifeactivities of daily livingstroke |
| spellingShingle | Marcela Dąbrowská Dalibor Pastucha Miroslav Janura Hana Tomášková Lucie Honzíková Šárka Baníková Michal Filip Iva Fiedorová Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients Medicina virtual reality quality of life activities of daily living stroke |
| title | Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients |
| title_full | Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients |
| title_short | Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy on Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Post-Stroke Patients |
| title_sort | effect of virtual reality therapy on quality of life and self sufficiency in post stroke patients |
| topic | virtual reality quality of life activities of daily living stroke |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/9/1669 |
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