Virtual-Reality Performance-Based Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Adult Patients With Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

Corti, Claudia; Oprandi, Maria Chiara; Chevignard, Mathilde; Jansari, Ashok; Oldrati, Viola; Ferrari, Elisabetta; Martignoni, Monica; Romaniello, Romina; Strazzer, Sandra; Bardoni, Alessandra

doi:10.1007/s11065-021-09498-0

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“…Since they have focused in the executive functions assessment, they found a predominance of tests based on the Multiple Errands Test paradigm ( Romero-Ayuso et al, 2021 ). Corti et al (2022) have performed a review about the VR assessment tools for ABI, described in scientific publications between 2010 and 2019. Through the analysis of 38 studies they have identified 16 different tools that assessed executive functions and prospective memory and other 15 that assessed visuo-spatial abilities.…”

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“…The authors found that about half of these tools delivered tasks that differ from everyday life activities, limiting the generalization of the assessment to real world performance. Although the authors recognize great potential of VR for ABI assessment, they recommend the improvement of existing tools or development of new ones with more ecological validity ( Corti et al, 2022 ).…”

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Ecologically valid virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic review

Faria,

Latorre,

Silva Cameirão

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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PurposeA systematic review was conducted to examine the state of the literature regarding using ecologically valid virtual environments and related technologies to assess and rehabilitate people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).Materials and methodsA literature search was performed following the PRISMA guidelines using PubMed, Web of Science, ACM and IEEE databases. The focus was on assessment and intervention studies using ecologically valid virtual environments (VE). All studies were included if they involved individuals with ABI and simulated environments of the real world or Activities of Daily Living (ADL).ResultsSeventy out of 363 studies were included in this review and grouped and analyzed according to the nature of its simulation, prefacing a total of 12 kitchens, 11 supermarkets, 10 shopping malls, 16 streets, 11 cities, and 10 other everyday life scenarios. These VE were mostly presented on computer screens, HMD’s and laptops and patients interacted with them primarily via mouse, keyboard, and joystick. Twenty-five out of 70 studies had a non-experimental design.ConclusionEvidence about the clinical impact of ecologically valid VE is still modest, and further research with more extensive samples is needed. It is important to standardize neuropsychological and motor outcome measures to strengthen conclusions between studies.Systematic review registrationidentifier CRD42022301560, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=301560.

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Ecologically valid virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic review

Faria,

Latorre,

Silva Cameirão

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…When correlating the impact of attention isolation on tracking with the attention characterization scores, we found a strong positive correlation between left-sided VRLAT and differences between the intervention and control tasks at the post-intervention time point: individuals who performed better in identifying objects to the left of the path in the VRLAT also had a bigger difference in tracking abilities in the intervention compared with the control. The VRLAT has previously been shown to be highly sensitive in identifying patients with leftward inattention, including those with milder symptoms which may remain undetected with paper- and-pencil tests (Dawson et al, 2008; Buxbaum et al, 2012; Corti et al, 2021). This correlation suggests that the VRLAT may be a useful tool for determining the impact of an intervention.…”

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Improving visual attention following right hemisphere stroke: A preliminary study

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Buxbaum

Chen

et al. 2022

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Left inattention is common in individuals following right cerebrovascular accident (RCVA). In neurotypical adults, we have previously found prolonged rightward visual attention resulted in a subsequent increase in leftward attention. Here we applied the same method in neurological patients with RCVA and found improved post-intervention attention both to the left and right of visual fixation in participants with mild to no leftward inattention in comparison to a control. No such benefit was detected in participants with more pronounced leftward inattention. Given the feasibility of the intervention which leverages performance in the right unaffected visual space, future studies should examine the longevity and generalizability of such an intervention to other attention demanding tasks.

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“…To date, the application of VR in pediatric neurorehabilitation has been primarily studied in children with cerebral palsy and other types of motor impairment ( Snider et al, 2010 ; Lino et al, 2021 ; Menici et al, 2021 ; Goyal et al, 2022 ); in children or adolescents with complex outcomes due to traumatic brain injury ( Shen et al, 2020a ; Corti et al, 2022 ); and in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder ( Frolli et al, 2022 ; Zhang et al, 2022 ), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( Rodrigo-Yanguas et al, 2021 ; Hong et al, 2022 ), and learning or intellectual disability ( Ahn, 2021 ; Köse et al, 2022 ; Maresca et al, 2022 ). There are limited data on the use of VR in the education and rehabilitation of children with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD).…”

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Virtual reality rehabilitation program on executive functions of children with specific learning disorders: a pilot study

Di Giusto,

Purpura,

Zorzi

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundThe application of Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of rehabilitation has been widely studied, because it has already proven to be an effective intervention for a variety of physical and cognitive conditions. Nevertheless, its application in pediatric rehabilitation is more recent. This pilot study aims to examine whether a VR-rehabilitation program may have positive effects on the Executive Functions (EFs) of children with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD).Materials and methodsTwenty-four children with diagnosis of SLD participated to the study (range 7–11 years) and performed the VR-training across 6 weeks in the CARE Lab, that was designed with appropriate structural measures and ad hoc fittings, to hide the sophisticated technology necessary to allow the child to experience a rehabilitative setting with recreational and semi-immersive features. Children were evaluated across three main time-points: T0, assessment of cognitive level and EFs immediately before the start of the intervention; T1, assessment of EFs immediately after the end of VR intervention; T2, follow-up of EFs after 6 months from the end of the VR intervention. The rehabilitation programs were customized according to clinical needs and/or single patient’s characteristics, proposing different games with variable complexity levels.ResultsResults showed that scores for visual attention, inhibition, flexibility, and planning abilities were significantly higher than before the intervention, and the most part of these ameliorations were maintained after 6 months.ConclusionThese findings provide important inputs for the development of new innovative rehabilitation interventions for children with SLD that must be founded in ecological and evidence-based approaches.

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Virtual-Reality Performance-Based Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Adult Patients With Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

Cited by 10 publications

References 165 publications

Ecologically valid virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic review

Ecologically valid virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic review

Improving visual attention following right hemisphere stroke: A preliminary study

Virtual reality rehabilitation program on executive functions of children with specific learning disorders: a pilot study

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