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2022-08-01
01 August
On August 1, 2022
In Press Releases
Tagged balance, meta-analysis, meta-regression, Parkinson disease, rehabilitation, serious games, systematic review, virtual reality, VR, VR training

JMIR Serious Games | Virtual Reality Balance Training for Parkinson Disease

JMIR Publications recently published “Benefits of Virtual Reality Balance Training for Patients With Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-Regression of a Randomized Controlled Trial” in JMIR Serious Games, which reported that virtual reality (VR) balance training is increasingly being pursued in biomedical research, specifically with respect to investigating balance ability with VR. However, existing systematic reviews have found inconsistent conclusions about the efficacy of VR in improving balance in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). The goal of the research was to evaluate the impact of VR balance training on the balance ability of patients with PD. A total of 16 randomized controlled trials wereRead More →

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2022-08-01
01 August
On August 1, 2022
In Press Releases
Tagged app, barrier, cardiac rehabilitation, Cardihab, cardiology, digital health, heart, participation rates, rehabilitation, smartphone app

JMIR Cardio | Impact of a Mobile App on Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation

JMIR Publications recently published “The Impact of a Mobile App on Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Understanding Barriers to Success: Comparative Cohort Study” in JMIR Cardio which evaluated the impact on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation rates associated with the addition of the option of mobile app–based CR for patients declining conventional CR. A total of 204 consecutive patients were offered CR following angioplasty; of these, 99 were in cohort 1 and 105 were in cohort 2. Patients in each cohort were followed throughout a 6-week CR program and participation rates were compared for both groups. Patients in cohort 2 declining both forms of CR wereRead More →

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2022-07-31
31 July
On July 31, 2022
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Tagged health technology, mobile phone, professional practice, rehabilitation, speech and language therapy, speech therapy, voice-assisted technology

JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies | Study on Voice-Assisted Technology

JMIR Publications recently published “Speech and Language Practitioners’ Experiences of Commercially Available Voice-Assisted Technology: Web-Based Survey Study” in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies which reported the professional experiences of UK speech and language therapists using voice-assisted technology (VAT) (e.g. Alexa, Siri) with their clients to identify the potential applications and barriers to VAT adoption and thereby inform future directions of research. They reported using VAT with 10 different client groups, such as people with dysarthria (a motor speech disorder which causes issues with speech quality and clarity) and users of augmentative and alternative communication technologies. Many  reported using the technology to improve their clients’ speech,Read More →

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