Use of Virtual Reality in School-Aged Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Novel Approach

Autor: Giulia Purpura, Valentina Di Giusto, Carla Fulvia Zorzi, Giusi Figliano, Mattia Randazzo, Valentina Volpicelli, Rosanna Blonda, Elena Brazzoli, Tarjn Reina, Silvia Rezzonico, Roberta Sala, Anna Cavallini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 24, Iss 17, p 5578 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s24175578
Popis: Virtual reality (VR) applications in paediatric rehabilitation are recent but promising. This brief report describes a VR rehabilitation program for a small sample of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The program focused explicitly on executive functions, a key area of concern for this population. It was conducted over 11 weeks in the CARE Lab. This lab was designed with appropriate structural characteristics and sophisticated technology to provide a rehabilitative setting with recreational and semi-immersive features. Before and after the VR training, the children were evaluated in terms of visual attention, inhibition, planning abilities, and visual–motor coordination. The rehabilitation programs were customised according to the clinical needs and the functional profile of each patient, proposing different games with variable complexity levels. These preliminary results showed a global and clinically significant change in executive functions, especially visual attention and inhibition skills. These findings suggest interesting implications for clinical practice, providing new information for professionals regarding the application of VR in the field of paediatric rehabilitation.
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