Effects of virtual reality-based intervention on depression in stroke patients: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: As one of the most common neuropsychiatric complications after stroke, post-stroke depression can significantly affect the initiative of rehabilitation exercise and the rehabilitation of neurological function of patients. Virtual reality (VR) has been widely used in health-related fields in recent years. There is some evidence that VR-based interventions have benefits for depression. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of VR-based intervention on depression in stroke patients. A total of 752 patients with stroke from 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) studies were included in this meta-analysis and the studies derived from seven electronic databases searched from database inception to August 2021. Different tools were used to measure depression. For continuous results

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020160 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature