Virtual reality as a leisure activity for young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities

Yalon-Chamovitz, Shira; Weiss, Patrice L.

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2007.05.004

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“…However, improvements in performance were specific to the practice environment; there was no transfer of learning. Yalon-Chamovitz et al 16 evaluated the largest number of participants, 33 people with CP including 23 males and 10 females with a diagnosis of CP and moderate or mild mental disabilities. This study had subjects in the experimental group and in the control group, but the experimental group and the control group were composed of the same population, decreasing the comparison effect.…”

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Motor learning through virtual reality in cerebral palsy - a literature review

Massetti¹,

Silva²,

Ribeiro³

et al. 2014

Medical Express

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Cerebral palsy is a well-recognized neurodevelopmental condition beginning in early childhood and persisting throughout life. It is considered the most common non-progressive neurological disease of childhood. Subjects with cerebral palsy present complex motor skill disorders, the primary deficits being abnormal muscle tone that affects posture and movement, alterations of balance and of motor coordination, decrease in strength and loss of selective motor control, with secondary issues of contracture and bone deformity. This population may have difficulties in motor skill learning processes. Skill learning is learning as a result of repeated exposure and practice. Due to the increasing use of virtual reality in rehabilitation and the significance of motor development learning of subjects with cerebral palsy, we have recognized the need for studies in this area. The purpose of this study was to investigate the results of previous studies on motor learning using virtual reality with patients with cerebral palsy. Initially, 40 studies were found, but 30 articles were excluded, as they did not fulfil the inclusion criteria. The data extracted from the ten eligible studies is summarized. The studies showed benefits from the use of virtual reality in children with cerebral palsy in gross motor function and improvements in motor learning with skill transfer to real-life situations. Therefore, virtual reality seems to be a promising resource and a strategic option for care of these children. However, there are few studies about motor learning with virtual reality use. The long term benefits of virtual reality therapy are still unknown.

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Motor learning through virtual reality in cerebral palsy - a literature review

Massetti¹,

Silva²,

Ribeiro³

et al. 2014

Medical Express

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“…While winners of a game receive a sense of achievement, losers can also enjoy the game play provided that they are given positive feedback [39]. Moreover, prior research has shown that for people with disabilities, games have other psychological benefits such as improving confidence, self-esteem and enjoyment [40]. With regards to the outcome phase, we developed hypothesis 3, to address the role of intrinsic motivations in fitness games which is examined through the four sub-hypotheses H3a -H3d (Table 1).…”

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Simplifying Fitness Games for Users with Learning Disabilities

Liu¹,

Stacey

Tarafdar

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017)

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“…25 Virtual reality gaming has been shown to be an engaging leisure activity for adults with physical disabilities, resulting in improved autonomy and self-esteem. 26,27 However, an individual with quadriplegic CP may lack the manual dexterity to use a computer keyboard, mouse, or game controller-including the Nintendo Wiimote-limiting the accessibility of popular commercial AVG systems. 28 The Microsoft (Redmond, WA) KinectÔ for Windows is a unique motion controller that combines a three-dimensional sensor with a camera, allowing for videogame play without a controller.…”

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