《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2023, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 720-724.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2023.06.014

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Effect of mirror therapy with augmented reality on attention of stroke patients

ZHANG Xiang, ZHANG Yi(), XIE Fan, CHEN Cheng   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213000, China
  • Received:2023-02-27 Revised:2023-05-30 Published:2023-06-25 Online:2023-07-14
  • Contact: E-mail: zhangyizhe1975@aliyun.com
  • Supported by:
    Construction of China-Israel Intelligent Rehabilitation Translational Medicine Center(CZ20200033)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect of mirror therapy with augmented reality on attention of stroke patients.
Methods From January, 2020 to December, 2022, 60 stroke patients in the First People's Hospital of Changzhou were randomly divided into control group (n = 30) and observation group (n = 30). Both groups received routine occupational therapy, and the observation group received mirror therapy with augmented reality additionally, for four weeks. They were assessed with Digit Span Test (DST), Digit Cancellation Test (D-CAT3 and D-CAT3P), Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) and Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) before and after treatment.
Results Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the scores of the DST, D-CAT3, D-CAT3P, SDMT and PASAT between two groups (P > 0.05). After treatment, all the indexes improved in the observation group (|t| > 3.663, P < 0.01), and improved more in the observation group than in the control group (|t| > 2.037, P < 0.05).
Conclusion The mirror therapy with augmented reality could effectively improve attention of stroke patients in the short term.

Key words: stroke, attention, mirror therapy, augmented reality, action observation therapy

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