Effects of Virtual Reality on Balance for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-analysis
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.09.008
- VernacularTitle:虚拟现实技术对帕金森病患者综合平衡能力改善的Meta分析
- Author:
Yang LIU
1
;
Xiao-quan ZHANG
1
;
Heng WANG
1
;
Li-ping QI
2
Author Information
1. School of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning 124221, China
2. School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Parkinson's disease;
virtual reality;
balance;
meta-analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2021;27(9):1048-1058
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR) on comprehensive balance for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods:The databases of Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Scopus, VIP, Wanfang Data and CNKI were retrieved to collect randomized controlled trials about VR intervention for PD patients, from establishment to November, 2020. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data and evaluated the quality of the literature, and then used Review Manager 5.3 software for meta-analysis. Results:A total of 24 documents were included. Compared with the control group, VR intervention might improve the static balance (SMD = -0.49, 95%CI -0.64 to -0.35, P < 0.001) of PD patients. Simple VR intervention might improve the Berg Balance Scale score (SMD = 0.83, 95%CI 0.43 to 1.23, P < 0.001) for PD patients, while combination of VR intervention might improve the Berg Balance Scale score (SMD = 0.75, 95%CI 0.53 to 0.96, P < 0.001) and Timed 'Up and Go' Test time (SMD = -0.87, 95%CI -1.52 to -0.22, P = 0.008) for PD patients; however, simple VR intervention might do little in improving Timed 'Up and Go' Test time (SMD = -0.36, 95%CI -0.74 to 0.03, P = 0.07). Conclusions:VR can improve the comprehensive balance for PD patients, especially combine with conventional or balance training.
