{"id":2343,"date":"2023-11-20T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T03:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2023-11-23T09:33:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T23:33:43","slug":"virtual-reality-rehabilitation-upper-limb-occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/news\/virtual-reality-rehabilitation-upper-limb-occupational-therapy","title":{"rendered":"Original article: Patient Experience in Adjunct Controller-Free Hand Tracking Virtual Reality Tasks for Upper-Limb Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patient Experience in Adjunct Controller-Free Hand Tracking Virtual Reality Tasks for Upper-Limb Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation<\/h1>\n
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Authors:<\/strong> Andrea Mc Kittrick, BSc (Hons) Curr. Occ, MSc Hand Therapy1<\/a><\/sup><\/span>,\u00a0Mathilde R\u00a0Desselle,\u00a0Meng2<\/a><\/sup><\/span>,\u00a0Antonio\u00a0Padilha Lanari Bo,\u00a0PhD3<\/a><\/sup><\/span>,\u00a0Bianca\u00a0Zhang,\u00a0BEng3<\/a><\/sup><\/span>,\u00a0Sue\u00a0Laracy,\u00a0BOccThy (Hons)1<\/a><\/sup><\/span>, and\u00a0Giovanna\u00a0Tornatore,\u00a0BOccThy4<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

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virtual reality<\/span>,\u00a0rehabilitation<\/span>,\u00a0hands-free<\/span>,\u00a0occupational therapy<\/span>,\u00a0upper limb<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1<\/sup>Occupational Therapy Department, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/sup>Herston Biofabrication Institute, Metro North Health, Herston, QLD, Australia<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/sup>Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/sup>Occupational Therapy Department, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, Herston, QLD, Australia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Journal of Patient Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/h3>\n

Benefits of immersive virtual reality rehabilitation (VRR) include increased motivation and improved transfer of skills to real-world tasks. The introduction of Oculus hand-tracking technology allowed for the development of VRR games that do not need virtual reality (VR) hand controllers. This is beneficial as participants with upper limb impairments\/injuries may have difficulties with\/be limited in using\/manipulating VR hand controllers. In this project, a VRR game was developed and evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine patient experience when using VRR as an adjunct to upper-limb rehabilitation.\u00a0N<\/i>\u2009\u2009=\u2009\u200920 participants receiving upper limb rehabilitation completed a series of VRR tasks by playing the \u201csmoothie bar\u201d VRR game. After the completion of the VRR tasks, the participant experience was evaluated via a study-specific questionnaire. Key findings include 95% agreement that VRR tasks were fun and engaging and 75% agreed that VR tasks will be helpful to include in their rehabilitation. Hands-tracking VRR has a high potential to be used as an adjunct intervention in upper limb rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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