Visual attention during non-immersive virtual reality balance training in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: an eye-tracking study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults with cognitive impairment often present with balance deficits, reduced walking speed, and attentional difficulties-particularly in executive function. These challenges increase fall risk and complicate traditional rehabilitation approaches. Eye-tracking technology offers an objective way to evaluate attention by analyzing oculomotor behavior during tasks, but its use in clinical rehabilitation contexts is still limited.

Objective

The aim of this study is to investigate visual attention using eye-tracking metrics during a non-immersive virtual reality-based balance training program in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.

Methods

This was an exploratory pilot study with a prospective, descriptive cohort, based on a non-control

SUBMITTER: Maldonado-Diaz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12583179 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature