A modified mental state assessment tool for impact analysis of virtual reality-based therapeutic interventions in patients with cognitive impairment.

Autor:	Khan S; School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK., Naeem MK; School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK., Tania MH; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Refat N; School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK., Rahman MA; School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK., Patwary M; School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Digital health [Digit Health] 2023 Nov 13; Vol. 9, pp. 20552076231203800. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 13 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1177/20552076231203800
Abstrakt:	Objectives: This work has developed a modified mental state assessment tool for impact analysis of therapeutic interventions for patients with cognitive impairment. This work includes a pilot study to validate the proposed tool and assess the impact of virtual reality-based interventions on patient well-being, which includes assessment of cognitive ability and mood. Methods: The suggested tool's robustness and reliability are assessed in care home facilities with elderly residents over the age of 55. Because of the repetitive nature of the pilot study, test-retest strategy for Cronbach's alpha coefficient is employed to validate the internal consistency of the proposed tool over time. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are performed on the collected data to draw inferences on the impact of virtual reality-based interventions on patients with cognitive impairments. Results: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient value shows that the proposed tool's resilience is comparable to that of its pre-intervention counterparts. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient values are determined for Pre-virtual reality and Post-virtual reality interventions, which include 116 virtual reality sessions for 52-participant, and three cohorts of virtual reality sessions for 21 participants. These values for a majority of the interventions remained within the acceptable range of 0.6-0.8. Conclusions: The proposed modified mental state assessment tool is observed to be a reliable tool for investigating the impact of virtual reality-based interventions on patients with cognitive impairments. One of the notable significance of the proposed tool is that this allows for resource allocation for such interventions to be tailored to the needs of the patient, leading to greater therapeutic efficacy and resource efficiency. Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article. (© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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