The Use of the Term Virtual Reality in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review and Commentary.

ABSTRACT: Virtual reality (VR) offers many opportunities for post-stroke rehabilitation. However, "VR" can refer to several types of computer-based rehabilitation systems. Since these systems may impact the feasibility and the efficacy of VR interventions, consistent terminology is important. In this study, we aimed to optimize the terminology for VR-based post-stroke rehabilitation by assessing whether and how review papers on this topic defined VR and what types of mixed reality systems were discussed. In addition, this review can inspire the use of consistent terminology for other researchers working with VR. We assessed the use of the term VR in review papers on post-stroke rehabilitation extracted from Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed. We also developed a taxonomy distinguishing 16 mixed reali

SUBMITTER: Huygelier H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8176935 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature