Lessons learned towards a best practices model of virtual reality intervention for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability

Lotan, Meir; Yalon-Chamovitz, Shira; Weiss, Patrice L.

doi:10.1109/icvr.2009.5174208

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“…Custom made alternative devices for those with special needs are expensive and the low unit turnover makes the prospect unattractive to potential manufacturers (Standen, Camm, Battersby, Brown, & Harrison, 2011). Most leisure pastimes available for people with severe physical limitations are often extremely limited (Lotan, Yalon-Chamovitz, & Weiss, 2009), so are not useful for people with developmental disabilities.…”

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Interactive augmented reality using Scratch 2.0 to improve physical activities for children with developmental disabilities

Lin

Chang

2015

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Interactive augmented reality using Scratch 2.0 to improve physical activities for children with developmental disabilities

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2015

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“…Another study has developed best practice guidelines for the use of video capture VR as a recreational and exercise intervention for adults with intellectual and developmental disability. 70 It is clear that although positive, the evidence supporting the use of VR for rehabilitation is still limited, and studies with greater power and robust methodology are needed. A systematic review of VR in stroke rehabilitation using keywords including virtual reality and stroke identified 11 studies for inclusion that used different types of VR interventions including video-based.…”

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Video capture virtual reality: A decade of rehabilitation assessment and intervention

Weiss

Sveistrup

Rand

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Physical Therapy Reviews

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Background: Video capture virtual reality (VR) systems display the users on a TV or projected screen where they see themselves within a virtual environment (VE) and interact with the virtual stimuli by naturalistic movements without any encumbrance. This is one of the greatest assets of video capture VR systems, making it ideally suited as a tool for rehabilitation. Objective: To provide an overview of how single camera-based markerless video-capture technology has developed and been applied to rehabilitation over the past decade. Method: Short summaries are provided of the numerous studies that use video capture VR for motor and cognitive rehabilitation of clinical populations including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities. Results and conclusions: VEs running on video capture VR systems have been shown to be feasible for clinical use for a wide variety of patient populations. The summarised papers include reports of case studies, group comparisons and review articles. Most of the studies using videocapture VR systems were aimed at improving motor aspects of individuals with neurologic conditions but some also address cognitive impairment and motivation in populations with developmental disorders. The majority of the VEs are gaming environments (involving competitive games such as virtual soccer) but functional environments (e.g. street crossing, supermarket shopping) have also been developed. The VEs have been found to be sensitive to differences in motor and cognitive ability and appear to provide an enjoyable and motivating setting for implementing a wide variety of therapeutic goals.

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“…Existing research conducted with people with intellectual disabilities, using virtual reality applications, mainly relates to skill-based training [ 9 , 10 , 16 - 18 ], rehabilitative skills [ 12 , 19 ], developing participation in exercise skills [ 20 ], or leisure activity [ 14 ], and is mostly undertaken with a younger group of people in institutional settings. Our study adds to existing knowledge because it reports on the acceptability, usability, and potential utility of virtual reality as a means of providing health care-related information to people with intellectual disabilities, and includes adult participants from the whole age range, including older people.…”

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Using Virtual Reality to Provide Health Care Information to People With Intellectual Disabilities: Acceptability, Usability, and Potential Utility

Hall¹,

Conboy-Hill²,

Taylor³

2011

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BackgroundPeople with intellectual disabilities have poor access to health care, which may be further compromised by a lack of accessible health information. To be effective, health information must be easily understood and remembered. People with intellectual disabilities learn better from multimodal information sources, and virtual reality offers a 3-dimensional (3D) computer-generated environment that can be used for providing information and learning. To date, research into virtual reality experiences for people with intellectual disabilities has been limited to skill-based training and leisure opportunities within the young to mid age ranges.ObjectiveThis study assessed the acceptability, usability, and potential utility of a virtual reality experience as a means of providing health care-related information to people with intellectual disabilities. We designed a prototype multimodal experience based on a hospital scenario and situated on an island in the Second Life 3D virtual world. We wanted to know how people of different ages and with varying levels of cognitive function would participate in the customized virtual environment, what they understood from being there, and what they remembered a week later.MethodsThe study drew on qualitative data. We used a participatory research approach that involved working alongside people with intellectual disabilities and their supporters in a community setting. Cognitive function was assessed, using the Matrix Analogies Test and the British Picture Vocabulary Scale, to describe the sample. Participants, supported by facilitators, were video recorded accessing and engaging with the virtual environment. We assessed recall 1 week later, using a specialized interview technique. Data were downloaded into NVivo 8 and analyzed using the framework analysis technique.ResultsStudy participants were 20 people aged between 20 and 80 years with mild to severe intellectual disabilities. All participants were able to access the environment and voluntarily stayed there for between 23 and 57 minutes. With facilitator support, all participants moved the avatar themselves. Participants engaged with the scenario as if they were actually there, indicating cognitive presence. Some referred back to previous medical experiences, indicating the potential for experiential knowledge to become the foundation of new learning and retention of knowledge. When interviewed, all participants remembered some aspects of the environment.ConclusionsA sample of adults with intellectual disabilities of all ages, and with varying levels of cognitive function, accessed and enjoyed a virtual-world environment that drew on a health care-related scenario, and remembered aspects of it a week later. The small sample size limits generalizability of findings, but the potential shown for experiential learning to aid retention of knowledge on which consent is based appears promising. Successfully delivering health care-related information in a non-National Health Service setting indicates potential for delivery in in...

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Lessons learned towards a best practices model of virtual reality intervention for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

Interactive augmented reality using Scratch 2.0 to improve physical activities for children with developmental disabilities

Interactive augmented reality using Scratch 2.0 to improve physical activities for children with developmental disabilities

Video capture virtual reality: A decade of rehabilitation assessment and intervention

Using Virtual Reality to Provide Health Care Information to People With Intellectual Disabilities: Acceptability, Usability, and Potential Utility

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