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Published on: April 23, 2014
[Effectiveness of a programme based on a virtual reality game for cognitive enhancement in schizophrenia]
Olga López-Martín1, Antonio Segura Fragoso2, Marta Rodríguez Hernández1
1Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de La Reina, Ciudad Real, España.
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a programme based on a virtual reality game to improve cognitive domains in patients with schizophrenia.
Method:
A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 patients with schizophrenia, 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. The experimental group received 10 sessions with Nintendo Wii(®) for 5 weeks, 50 minutes/session, 2 days/week in addition to conventional treatment. The control group received conventional treatment only.
Results:
Statistically significant differences in the T-Score were found in 5 of the 6 cognitive domains assessed: processing speed (F=12.04, p=0.001), attention/vigilance (F=12.75, p=0.001), working memory (F=18.86, p <0.01), verbal learning (F=7.6, p=0.009), visual learning (F=3.6, p=0.064), and reasoning and problem solving (F=11.08, p=0.002).
Conclusions:
Participation in virtual reality interventions aimed at cognitive training have great potential for significant gains in different cognitive domains assessed in patients with schizophrenia.
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