PMID- 36206236
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20240207
LR  - 20240207
IS  - 2161-7856 (Electronic)
IS  - 2161-783X (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 1
DP  - 2023 Feb
TI  - Safety and Potential Usability of Immersive Virtual Reality for Brain 
      Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study.
PG  - 34-41
LID - 10.1089/g4h.2022.0048 [doi]
AB  - Objective: This study was conducted to demonstrate the safety and usability of an 
      immersive virtual reality (VR) game as a rehabilitative training by assessing 
      adverse events (AEs), adherence, and satisfaction in patients with brain injury 
      who had free optional opportunities. Materials and Methods: The results were 
      analyzed retrospectively. Seventy-eight patients with brain injury, undergoing 
      rehabilitation treatment for motor impairment, were recruited. Among them, 51 
      were available for postintervention survey. The immersive type of VR training was 
      programmed to facilitate use of the paralyzed upper extremity through a fishing 
      simulation game. The Oculus Rift was used as head-mounted display device. 
      Patients were observed for any AEs as defined in the Common Terminology Criteria 
      for AEs during and after each VR training session. A postintervention telephone 
      survey was done to investigate adherence-related factors and safety. Results: The 
      results were analyzed after dividing the patients into nonadherence (patients 
      participated <3 times) and high-adherence (>/=3 times) groups. No serious AEs were 
      reported during and after the VR training, and several patients reported other 
      AEs, predominantly dizziness, with one case requiring cessation of VR training. 
      Overall, the satisfaction rate was 54%. Compared with the nonadherence group, the 
      high-adherence group expressed higher satisfaction with VR training, regarded it 
      as effective for recovery from upper limb paralysis, accepted VR as 
      comprehensible, and considered the level of difficulty to be appropriate 
      (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Immersive VR training appeared to be safe for patients 
      with brain injury.
FAU - Lim, IkHyun
AU  - Lim I
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University 
      School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Cha, Byoungwoo
AU  - Cha B
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University 
      School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Cho, Dong Rae
AU  - Cho DR
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University 
      School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Park, EunYoung
AU  - Park E
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University 
      School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Lee, Ki Suk
AU  - Lee KS
AD  - VR/AR Content Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research 
      Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Kim, MinYoung
AU  - Kim M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5481-2985
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University 
      School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Rehabilitation and Regeneration Research Center, CHA University School of 
      Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221007
PL  - United States
TA  - Games Health J
JT  - Games for health journal
JID - 101583709
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Brain Injuries/rehabilitation
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - *Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Brain injury
OT  - Rehabilitation
OT  - Safety
OT  - Usability
OT  - Virtual reality
EDAT- 2022/10/08 06:00
MHDA- 2023/02/01 06:00
CRDT- 2022/10/07 13:34
PHST- 2022/10/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/02/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/10/07 13:34 [entrez]
AID - 10.1089/g4h.2022.0048 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Games Health J. 2023 Feb;12(1):34-41. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2022.0048. Epub 2022 Oct 
      7.