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Feasibility and Tolerability of a Culture-Based Virtual Reality (VR) Training Program in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

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  • Jong-Hwan Park

    (Health Convergence Medicine Laboratory, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea)

  • Yung Liao

    (Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 10610, Taiwan)

  • Du-Ri Kim

    (Health Convergence Medicine Laboratory, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea)

  • Seunghwan Song

    (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea)

  • Jun Ho Lim

    (Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Korea)

  • Hyuntae Park

    (Department of Health Care and Science, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea)

  • Yeanhwa Lee

    (SY Inotech, Busan 48520, Korea)

  • Kyung Won Park

    (Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Korea
    Busan Metropolitan Dementia Center, Busan 49201, Korea)

Abstract

The present study examined whether a culture-based virtual reality (VR) training program is feasible and tolerable for patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and whether it could improve cognitive function in these patients. Twenty-one outpatients with aMCI were randomized to either the VR-based training group or the control group in a 1:1 ratio. The VR-based training group participated in training for 30 min/day, two days/week, for three months (24 times). The VR-based program was designed based on Korean traditional culture and used attention, processing speed, executive function and memory conditions to stimulate cognitive function. The adherence to the culture-based VR training program was 91.55% ± 6.41% in the VR group. The only adverse events observed in the VR group were dizziness (4.2%) and fatigue (8.3%). Analysis revealed that the VR-based training group exhibited no significant differences following the three-month VR program in Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) scores, working memory functions such as performance on the digit span test, or in Stroop test performance and word fluency. We conclude that although the 12-week culture-based VR training program did not improve cognitive function, our findings revealed that the culture-based VR training program was feasible and tolerable for participants with aMCI.

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  • Jong-Hwan Park & Yung Liao & Du-Ri Kim & Seunghwan Song & Jun Ho Lim & Hyuntae Park & Yeanhwa Lee & Kyung Won Park, 2020. "Feasibility and Tolerability of a Culture-Based Virtual Reality (VR) Training Program in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:9:p:3030-:d:351157
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