Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1397
11
1
gregorian
2019
2
1
33
1
online
1
fulltext
en
Virtual reality applications for chronic conditions management: A review
Health System
Health System
Review Article
Review Article
<strong> </strong><strong> Background: </strong>Virtual Reality (VR) as a computer technology that simulating real environments and situations exploited in numerous healthcare areas such as chronic diseases. The significance of timely treatment and rehabilitation of patients with chronic conditions is high due to the long lasting nature of these conditions. This paper sought to perform a review of published works in the field of VR application in chronic conditions for treatment and rehabilitation purposes.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> We searched the MEDLINE database through PubMed in April 2016 for retrieving published papers from January 2001 to December 2015. From 117 retrieved papers, 52had the inclusion criteria, and their full texts were accessible. Data were extracted from papers based on following items: the name of the first author, year of the study, applied VR methods, type of condition and disease, number of subjects that participated in the study, and finally the status of success and failure of VR application. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis.<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> Results of the reviewed investigations have been considered in two main categories including treatment oriented papers (n=38, 73%) while twenty of these papers have been conducted on phobias (53%); also, there are rehabilitation-oriented experiments (n=14, 27%) while thirteen of these papers have been performed on stroke. In 40 papers (77%), the VR technology application reported proper and in 11 papers (21%) the application of VR resulted in relatively proper outcomes and only there is a work (2%) with poor results for VR intervention.<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> VR technology has been increasingly used in recent years for treatment and rehabilitation purposes among patients affected by chronic conditions in order to motivate them for more successful management.<br>
Virtual reality, Chronic disease, Therapeutic, Rehabilitation
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410
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4311-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Sadrieh
Hajesmaeel Gohari
sadriehhajesmaili@yahoo.com
200319475328460062587
200319475328460062587
No
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Elahe
Gozali
elahe.gozali@gmail.com
200319475328460062588
200319475328460062588
No
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sharareh
Rostam Niakan
sh-rniakank@sina.tums.ac.ir
200319475328460062589
200319475328460062589
Yes
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran