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Mobile Game-based Virtual Reality Program for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation
Published on: March 8, 2018
Face Recognition-Driven Video Game for Dysphagia Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled
Bohan Zhang1, Ka Po Wong2, Mingyue Liu3
1Center for Smart Health, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Objective:
To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of face recognition-driven video game (FR-VG) swallowing training for stroke patients with dysphagia.
Design:
A single-blind pilot randomized controlled trial.
Setting:
A rehabilitation center.
Participants:
Stroke patients with dysphagia (N=26).
Interventions:
Participants in the intervention group were trained using FR-VG, while the control group used the conventional method (ie, lip exercise, tongue exercise, and lower jaw exercise). The training was conducted 5 days a week over 4 weeks.
Outcome Measures:
The swallowing function and swallowing-related quality of life between the 2 groups were observed before and after the intervention. The acceptance of FR-VG in the intervention group and the adherence of the patients in the 2 groups after the intervention were analyzed.
Results:
A total of 26 stroke patients with dysphagia were included. The results showed that after the intervention, both groups exhibited significant improvements in swallowing function and swallowing-related quality of life compared to the pre-intervention (P<.05). Patients in the intervention group demonstrated better swallowing function than the control group on the Gugging Swallowing Screen (P=.015) and Functional Oral Intake Scale (P=.004). The intervention group had a high acceptance of the FR-VG training and had significantly better adherence compared to the control group (P=.032).
Conclusions:
FR-VG rehabilitation training can help improve swallowing function, swallowing-related quality of life, and training adherence in stroke patients with dysphagia. Patients have a high acceptance of FR-VG rehabilitation training, which can be used as an adjunctive method to conventional rehabilitation.
