scholarly journals Immersive Environment for Occupational Therapy: Pilot Study

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 405
Author(s):  
José Rodrigues ◽  
Tiago Coelho ◽  
Paulo Menezes ◽  
Maria Teresa Restivo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Retirement Home ◽  
Immersive System ◽  
Virtual City ◽  
Immersive Environment

There has been increasing interest in the application of virtual reality (VR) to occupational therapy and rehabilitation fields. This work presents a VR-based city adventure framework designed for occupational therapy. Its concept is based on taking the user to travel around a virtual city, where the motion is powered by the execution of some type of physical exercise, namely cycling in the current example. This framework is extensible and may integrate different goals focused on improving/maintaining motor and cognitive skills necessary for daily activities, mainly through upper and lower limb exercises and mental challenges. This led to the development of an immersive system, which was tested with an elderly sample (15 participants) in a day center and at a retirement home. Usability, satisfaction, performance and side effects were evaluated to understand future applicability and work directions.

The effect of additional virtual reality training on balance control in children with cerebral palsy after lower limb surgery: A pilot-study

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. S83
Author(s):  
P. Meyns ◽  
L. Pans ◽  
K. Plasmans ◽  
H. Van Waelvelde ◽  
K. Desloovere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Balance Control ◽  
Virtual Reality Training ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Lower Limb Surgery

scholarly journals Ocupational therapy using Virtual Reality

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Rodrigues ◽  
Paulo Menezes ◽  
Maria Teresa Restivo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Present Level ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Oculus Rift ◽  
Virtual City ◽  
Virtual Reality Application

This work describes a system for occupational therapy based on a traditional pedal system instrumented with a simple sensor for providing the rotating speed value and Oculus Rift headset and their hand trackers all to be used interactively with a Virtual Reality application. A virtual city is used as the environment to be explored by the user. The present level of development is described as well as the types of stimulations it allows, some project decisions and how to implement the evaluation of user’s performance.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality Game Analysis for People with Functional Diversity: An Inclusive Perspective

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Miranda-Duro ◽  
Patricia Concheiro-Moscoso ◽  
Javier Lagares Viqueira ◽  
Laura Nieto-Riveiro ◽  
Nereida Canosa Domínguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Minimum Degree ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Game Analysis ◽  
Technological Resource ◽  
Immersive Environment ◽  
Reduced Mobility

Virtual reality (VR) allows us to simulate everyday life environments with realism and in an immersive environment, with the use of the appropriate hardware. People with functional diversity, either because of environmental barriers or because of their reduced mobility, have fewer opportunities to participate in different daily activities or risk situations outdoors. Therefore, VR can be a technological resource for these people to access, try out, and experience different environments and scenarios, offering new participation experiences. Therefore, the aim of this proposal is to analyze the properties and determine the possibilities of the virtual reality applications available on commercial platforms for use in the practice of rehabilitation and intervention aimed at people with functional diversity. This is a transversal, descriptive study that has focused on the analysis of the 40 applications from the STEAM Virtual Reality and VIVE platforms for High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC). After analysis, it has been observed that there are no applications available that are fully accessible and with a minimum degree of usability for use by people with functional diversity.

scholarly journals Performance of patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration on artistic tasks: A pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Anauate ◽  
Valéria Santoro Bahia ◽  
Ricardo Nitrini ◽  
Marcia Radanovic
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Visual Observation ◽  
Executive Skills ◽  
Visuospatial Perception

ABSTRACT Several studies have addressed visuospatial and executive skills in artistic activities in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective: To investigate the performance of FTLD patients compared to controls on two artistic tasks. Methods: Four FTLD patients with mean age of 57 (8.7) years and schooling of 12.2 (4.5) years plus 10 controls with mean age of 62.9 (8.6) years and schooling of 12.3 (4.6) years, were assessed using the Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) and by a three-stage artistic protocol including visual observation, copying and collage, based on a Sisley painting. Results: FTLD patients had lower scores than controls on Visuospatial Perception, Copy, Collage, Examiner's Observation, and Total, showing distinct patterns of performance according to FTLD sub-type: semantic PPA, nonfluent PPA and bvFTD. Conclusion: FTLD patients presented impairment in the visuospatial and executive skills required to perform artistic tasks. We demonstrated that the application of the instrument as a complimentary method for assessing cognitive skills in this group of patients is possible. Further studies addressing larger and more homogeneous samples of FTLD patients as well as other dementias are warranted.

Development of a Lower Limb Tracking Flexion/Extension Virtual Reality System

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 600
Author(s):  
Sergio Valdivia-Trujillo ◽  
Eliana Prada-Dominguez ◽  
Estefania Ramos-Montilla ◽  
Alvaro Joffre Uribe-Quevedo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Virtual Reality System ◽  
Flexion Extension

627-P: Efficacy and Safety of Allogeneic Platelet Rich Plasma in Treatment of Diabetic Patients with Lower Limb Ulcers: A Pilot Study

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 627-P
Author(s):  
WUQUAN DENG ◽  
MIN HE ◽  
BING CHEN ◽  
YU MA ◽  
DAVID ARMSTRONG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Efficacy And Safety

Hazard Identification Training Using 360-Degree Panorama vs. Virtual Reality Techniques: A Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Frank Moore ◽  
Ricardo Eiris ◽  
Masoud Gheisari ◽  
Behzad Esmaeili
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Hazard Identification

scholarly journals Interactive Virtual Reality Assessment of Aggressive Social Information Processing in Boys with Behavior Problems: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogier E. J. Verhoef ◽  
Anouk van Dijk ◽  
Esmée E. Verhulp ◽  
Bram O. de Castro
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Social Information

scholarly journals Analysis of motor performance in individuals with cerebral palsy using a non-immersive virtual reality task – a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 417-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Martins ◽  
Thaís Massetti ◽  
Tania Crocetta ◽  
Priscila Bianchi Lopes ◽  
Amanda da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality
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