Key result
Virtual reality multitasking cognitive training significantly improved attention and spatial skills in healthy subjects (p<0.05) and increased EEG alpha power compared to baseline (p<0.0001).
Why the study?
Virtual reality has great potential to expand rehabilitation activities, but the acceptability and feasibility of VR multitasking cognitive training required evaluation in cardiac surgery patients and healthy individuals.
Does virtual reality multitasking cognitive training improve neurophysiological parameters and prove acceptable in healthy individuals and cardiac surgery patients?
Does virtual reality multitasking cognitive training improve neurophysiological parameters and prove acceptable in healthy individuals and cardiac surgery patients?
p-value: p=<0.0001
A single session of virtual reality multitasking cognitive training is highly acceptable and induces positive neurophysiological changes in both healthy individuals and cardiac surgery patients.
VR CT feasible in cardiac surgery patients; leaves open efficacy and needs larger RCTs before adoption.
Background: The use of virtual reality (VR) has great potential for medical research and practice, which can help expand rehabilitation activities. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the original protocol VR multitasking cognitive training (CT) in both a healthy group and cardiac surgery patients. Methods: A specialized hardware and software complex was developed and tested on both a group of 25 practically healthy individuals, mean age 22.9 years (SD 2.57), and 25 cardiac surgery patients, mean age 62.2 years (SD 7.35). The participants were instructed to complete one session of multitasking CT within the VR complex. Psychometric testing and EEG studies were conducted. Results: All participants were highly accepting of the intended future use, attitude, and pleasure of the training. The healthy subjects demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in attention and spatial skills after VR (p ˂ 0.05). The EEG data revealed a significant increase in alpha power compared to pre-experiment levels (p ˂ 0.0001). The theta/alpha ratio significantly decreased after the VR multitasking CT as compared to the baseline (p ˂ 0.0001). Conclusions: The data obtained indicate that the original training protocol for multitasking CT using VR is acceptable and easy to use for both healthy individuals and cardiac surgery patients.
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Тарасова et al. (2024) studied Cardiac surgery (n=50). Virtual reality multitasking cognitive training vs. baseline was evaluated on EEG alpha power (p=<0.0001). Virtual reality multitasking cognitive training significantly improved attention and spatial skills in healthy subjects (p<0.05) and increased EEG alpha power compared to baseline (p<0.0001).
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