Traumatic brain injury memory training: A virtual reality online solution

Pedro Gamito; Jorge Oliveira; José Pacheco; Diogo Morais; Tomaz Saraiva; Ricardo Lacerda; André Baptista; Nuno Santos; Fábio Soares; Luiz Gamito; Pedro Rosa

doi:10.1515/IJDHD.2011.049

Traumatic brain injury memory training: A virtual reality online solution

Pedro Gamito, Jorge Oliveira, José Pacheco, Diogo Morais, Tomaz Saraiva, Ricardo Lacerda, André Baptista, Nuno Santos, Fábio Soares, Luiz Gamito, Pedro Rosa

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

34 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study aims at assessing an online portal where patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can carry on memory and attention exercises outside clinic premises. The training took place in a virtual reality (VR) setup where one TBI patient had to complete a set of 10 online VR sessions. The neu-ropsychological evaluation was carried out with the PASAT (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task) at pre-, during and post-treatment assessments. The results showed an increase in working memory and attention levels from the first to the final assessment, which can suggest that VR applications may promote the autonomy and increase in overall quality of life of these patients. The average time for task conclusion was 5 min.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-312
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal on Disability and Human Development
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/IJDHD.2011.049
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011

Keywords

Memory training
Telerehabilitation
Traumatic brain injury

Access to Document

10.1515/IJDHD.2011.049

Cite this

@article{45d832f957284ca895db845cf0c33409,

title = "Traumatic brain injury memory training: A virtual reality online solution",

abstract = "This study aims at assessing an online portal where patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can carry on memory and attention exercises outside clinic premises. The training took place in a virtual reality (VR) setup where one TBI patient had to complete a set of 10 online VR sessions. The neu-ropsychological evaluation was carried out with the PASAT (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task) at pre-, during and post-treatment assessments. The results showed an increase in working memory and attention levels from the first to the final assessment, which can suggest that VR applications may promote the autonomy and increase in overall quality of life of these patients. The average time for task conclusion was 5 min.",

keywords = "Memory training, Telerehabilitation, Traumatic brain injury",

author = "Pedro Gamito and Jorge Oliveira and Jos{\'e} Pacheco and Diogo Morais and Tomaz Saraiva and Ricardo Lacerda and Andr{\'e} Baptista and Nuno Santos and F{\'a}bio Soares and Luiz Gamito and Pedro Rosa",

year = "2011",

month = nov,

doi = "10.1515/IJDHD.2011.049",

language = "English",

volume = "10",

pages = "309--312",

journal = "International Journal on Disability and Human Development",

issn = "2191-0367",

publisher = "Nova Science Publishers, Inc.",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Traumatic brain injury memory training

T2 - A virtual reality online solution

AU - Gamito, Pedro

AU - Oliveira, Jorge

AU - Pacheco, José

AU - Morais, Diogo

AU - Saraiva, Tomaz

AU - Lacerda, Ricardo

AU - Baptista, André

AU - Santos, Nuno

AU - Soares, Fábio

AU - Gamito, Luiz

AU - Rosa, Pedro

PY - 2011/11

Y1 - 2011/11

N2 - This study aims at assessing an online portal where patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can carry on memory and attention exercises outside clinic premises. The training took place in a virtual reality (VR) setup where one TBI patient had to complete a set of 10 online VR sessions. The neu-ropsychological evaluation was carried out with the PASAT (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task) at pre-, during and post-treatment assessments. The results showed an increase in working memory and attention levels from the first to the final assessment, which can suggest that VR applications may promote the autonomy and increase in overall quality of life of these patients. The average time for task conclusion was 5 min.

AB - This study aims at assessing an online portal where patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can carry on memory and attention exercises outside clinic premises. The training took place in a virtual reality (VR) setup where one TBI patient had to complete a set of 10 online VR sessions. The neu-ropsychological evaluation was carried out with the PASAT (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task) at pre-, during and post-treatment assessments. The results showed an increase in working memory and attention levels from the first to the final assessment, which can suggest that VR applications may promote the autonomy and increase in overall quality of life of these patients. The average time for task conclusion was 5 min.

KW - Memory training

KW - Telerehabilitation

KW - Traumatic brain injury

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871405928&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1515/IJDHD.2011.049

DO - 10.1515/IJDHD.2011.049

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:84871405928

SN - 2191-0367

VL - 10

SP - 309

EP - 312

JO - International Journal on Disability and Human Development

JF - International Journal on Disability and Human Development

IS - 4

ER -

Traumatic brain injury memory training: A virtual reality online solution

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this