Healthcare in metaverse: A survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare

G Bansal, K Rajgopal, V Chamola, Z **ong… - Ieee …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several limitations of existing healthcare systems.
Thus, there is a surge in healthcare innovation and new business models using computer …

Alzheimer's disease treatment: the search for a breakthrough

AB Reiss, D Muhieddine, B Jacob, M Mesbah… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
As the search for modalities to cure Alzheimer's disease (AD) has made slow progress,
research has now turned to innovative pathways involving neural and peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] A Review of Recent Advances in Cognitive-Motor Dual-Tasking for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation

X Tan, K Wang, W Sun, X Li, W Wang, F Tian - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Parkinson's disease is primarily characterized by the degeneration of motor
neurons, leading to significant impairments in movement. Initially, physical therapy was …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and utility of virtual reality simulation as an educational tool for safe performance of COVID-19 diagnostics: prospective, randomized pilot trial

T Birrenbach, J Zbinden, G Papagiannakis… - JMIR Serious …, 2021 - games.jmir.org
Background: Although the proper use of hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE)
is paramount for preventing the spread of diseases such as COVID-19, health care …

[HTML][HTML] The cupboard task: An immersive virtual reality-based system for everyday memory assessment

J Varela-Aldás, J Buele, R Amariglio… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and objective Virtual Reality (VR) has the capacity to be used in
cognitive rehabilitation interventions for diagnostic and training purposes. This technology …

MAGES 4.0: Accelerating the world's transition to VR training and democratizing the authoring of the medical metaverse

P Zikas, A Protopsaltis, N Lydatakis… - IEEE Computer …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we propose MAGES 4.0, a novel software development kit to accelerate the
creation of collaborative medical training applications in virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and utility of virtual reality infection control simulation for children with COVID-19: quasi-experimental study

M Yu, MR Yang - JMIR Serious Games, 2022 - games.jmir.org
Background It is essential that nurses quickly learn the proper methods for preventing and
controlling nosocomial infection and managing intensive care patients during the COVID-19 …

Applicability of an immersive virtual reality exercise training system for office workers during working hours

E Touloudi, M Hassandra, E Galanis, M Goudas… - Sports, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtual reality is a computer-generated simulation of a real or imaginary three-dimensional
environment that has entered our lives, particularly for gaming. Lately, it has been …

Exploring the usability of the virtual reality module LEAF CAFÉ: a qualitative think-aloud study

J Siette, C Campbell, PJ Adam, CB Harris - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background The global healthcare system faces increasing strain from our ageing
population, primarily due to the growing prevalence of age-related health conditions such as …

A comparison of two multi-tasking approaches to cognitive training in cardiac surgery patients

I Tarasova, O Trubnikova, I Kukhareva, I Syrova… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The multi-tasking approach may be promising for cognitive rehabilitation in
cardiac surgery patients due to a significant effect on attentional and executive functions …