Key result
Virtual reality shows promise for enhancing cognitive and motor recovery in cardiac surgery patients.
Why the study?
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is a consistent complication after cardiac surgery, and current treatments remain ineffective.
Does virtual reality technology improve cognitive rehabilitation in cardiac surgery patients with postoperative cognitive dysfunction?
Does virtual reality technology improve cognitive rehabilitation in cardiac surgery patients with postoperative cognitive dysfunction?
Virtual reality technologies offer a promising, non-invasive approach for cognitive and motor rehabilitation to address postoperative cognitive dysfunction in cardiac surgery patients.
VR may support adjunctive cognitive rehab after cardiac surgery; leaves open need for RCTs before practice adoption.
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) has been observed as a complication after cardiac surgery consistently. The ineffectiveness of current treatments for POCD is causing a search for non-invasive alternatives. The present review aims to consolidate the current understanding of how VR methods effectively facilitate the recovery of cognitive functioning in cardiac surgery patients. To obtain information about the effects of VR technology on cognitive functions, we investigated the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection databases. Our research has shown that VR systems effectively provide feedback, adapt to individual needs, and provide high-intensity and meaningful exercise to promote cognitive and motor learning. Previous studies have demonstrated that multisensory and multidomain stimulation of cognitive functions is possible through VR technology. Thus, the cognitive rehabilitation of cardiac surgery patients can be significantly enhanced using virtual reality (VR) technologies.
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Тарасова et al. (2024) conducted a review in Postoperative cognitive dysfunction in cardiac surgery patients. Virtual reality (VR) cognitive rehabilitation was evaluated. Virtual reality technologies offer a promising non-invasive approach to significantly enhance cognitive rehabilitation and promote cognitive and motor learning in cardiac surgery patients.
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