Effect of a Home-Based Virtual Reality Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Super Pop VR Evaluation Metrics: A Feasibility Study
Joint Authors
Chen, Yu-ping
Garcia-Vergara, Sergio
Howard, Ayanna M.
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether Super Pop VR, a low-cost virtual reality (VR) system, was a feasible system for documenting improvement in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and whether a home-based VR intervention was effective.
Methods.
Three children with CP participated in this study and received an 8-week VR intervention (30 minutes × 5 sessions/week) using the commercial EyeToy Play VR system.
Reaching kinematics measured by Super Pop VR and two fine motor tools (Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency second edition, BOT-2, and Pediatric Motor Activity Log, PMAL) were tested before, mid, and after intervention.
Results.
All children successfully completed the evaluations using the Super Pop VR system at home where 85% of the reaches collected were used to compute reaching kinematics, which is compatible with literature using expensive motion analysis systems.
Only the child with hemiplegic CP and more impaired arm function improved the reaching kinematics and functional use of the affected hand after intervention.
Conclusion.
Super Pop VR proved to be a feasible evaluation tool in children with CP.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Yu-ping& Garcia-Vergara, Sergio& Howard, Ayanna M.. 2015. Effect of a Home-Based Virtual Reality Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Super Pop VR Evaluation Metrics: A Feasibility Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076038
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Yu-ping…[et al.]. Effect of a Home-Based Virtual Reality Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Super Pop VR Evaluation Metrics: A Feasibility Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076038
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Yu-ping& Garcia-Vergara, Sergio& Howard, Ayanna M.. Effect of a Home-Based Virtual Reality Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Super Pop VR Evaluation Metrics: A Feasibility Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076038
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076038