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July 30, 2025MedicineOpen Access

Effects of virtual reality intervention on motor function in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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YHYong-Gu HanSKSeong-Gil KimSPSun-Wook Park

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Implication

Systematic review demonstrates improvements in motor function for older adults using virtual reality, suggesting new therapeutic possibilities.

Key Points

  • The systematic review finds a significant effect size of 0.212 from virtual reality interventions on motor function in older adults.
  • Twenty studies were included from a pool of 1240, indicating a thorough selection process for quality research.
  • Higher treatment frequency per week correlates with larger effect sizes, implying more frequent VR sessions enhance outcomes.
  • The findings support developing targeted virtual reality interventions to improve physical function in community-dwelling older adults.

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Han et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0945e6551bb0af8cedcehttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000043488
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