| Autor: |
Rodríguez-Almagro D; Department of Nursing, Physical Therapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain., Achalandabaso-Ochoa A; Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain., Ibáñez-Vera AJ; Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain., Góngora-Rodríguez J; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cádiz, 11009 Cádiz, Spain., Rodríguez-Huguet M; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cádiz, 11009 Cádiz, Spain. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) [Healthcare (Basel)] 2024 Jan 09; Vol. 12 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 09. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/healthcare12020158 |
| Abstrakt: |
Virtual reality (VR) therapies are presently utilized to treat physical and cognitive impairments among elderly people. This systematic review aims to collect the most recent evidence on the effectiveness of VR in improving balance and gait among healthy elderly individuals, in comparison with other therapies. A literature search was conducted using the PubMed, SCOPUS, PEDro, and WoS databases, by selecting randomized clinical trials that evaluated balance, both static and dynamic, as well as gait in a population of healthy older adults who underwent virtual reality therapy. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the PEDro scale. After eligibility criteria were applied and duplicates were removed, 20 studies were selected out of 1705 initially identified. The present systematic review concludes that virtual reality therapy is more effective than minimal intervention or usual care in enhancing static balance, dynamic balance, and gait in healthy elderly individuals. Moreover, virtual reality therapy yields better outcomes compared to traditional balance training and physical exercise in improving balance and gait in this demographic. However, both methods have shown effectiveness. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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