Open AccessAnálisis de los efectos en la capacidad funcional de adultos mayores de 65-75 años de edad mediante el sistema de realidad virtual IREX.
Author(s) -
Sofía del Carmen Almaraz-Moctezuma,
Erendira Sánchez-Barrera,
Verónica Vázquez-Chacón
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista de fisioterapia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2523-6849
DOI - 10.35429/jp.2019.10.3.14.20
Subject(s) - virtual reality , autonomy , quality of life (healthcare) , session (web analytics) , rehabilitation , psychology , humanities , gerontology , medicine , computer science , physical therapy , human–computer interaction , art , psychotherapist , world wide web , political science , law
Objective: To analyze the effects of the IREX virtual reality system on the functional capacity of adults over 65-75 years old. Methodology: A clinical study with 15 older adults was applied. Participants were asked for their free and informed consent to participate in the study. A total of 18 sessions were applied for a period of 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week. Each session was based on increasing functional capacity by incorporating virtual reality. A combined exercise treatment was carried out with the support of the IREX virtual reality system. Contribution: According to the results, the IREX virtual reality system facilitates the social insertion of the patient, granting greater autonomy to carry out their daily life activities, improving their quality of life and increasing their functional capacity, giving therapists a vision of the most relevant aspects of the IREX virtual reality system and its application in the field of rehabilitation