Rehabilitation through virtual reality: physical activity of patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the level of activity that Nintendo WiiTM can elicit in intensive care unit patients and its associated safety and patient satisfaction.

Methods

Experimental, single-center study performed at a tertiary care hospital. Patients ≥ 18 years old who were admitted to the intensive care unit, participated in videogames as part of their physical therapy sessions and did not have mobility restrictions were included. Th exclusion criteria were the inability to comprehend instructions and the inability to follow simple commands. We included n = 60 patients and performed 100 sessions. We used the Nintendo WiiTM gaming system in the sessions. An accelerometer measured the level of physical activity of patients while they played videogames. We evaluated the level of

SUBMITTER: Gomes TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008986 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature