Cappadona Irene, Ielo Augusto, La Fauci Margherita, Tresoldi Maria, Settimo Carmela, De Cola Maria Cristina, Muratore Rosalia, De Domenico Carmela, Di Cara Marcella, Corallo Francesco, Tripodi Emanuela, Impallomeni Caterina, Quartarone Angelo, Cucinotta Francesca
IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Children (Basel). 2023 Aug 1;10(8):1336. doi: 10.3390/children10081336.
Language disorders are characterized by impairments in verbal expression/understanding, including difficulties with one or more language components. The Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS) is a bioelectromedical device equipped with exercise sections aimed at improving cognitive and language deficits. It also increases patient motivation and engagement. The aim of our study was to test the feasibility and efficacy of VRRS intervention to improve speech therapy treatment for children with speech disorders. Thirty-two patients were enrolled in this study and randomly assigned to the experimental (EG) or control group (CG). The CG underwent conventional speech therapy, while EG underwent VRRS-implemented speech therapy. Both groups were evaluated before (T0) and after (T1) the intervention using the Language Assessment Test. The results showed improvements in both groups. However, the EG group showed greater improvement in various areas, including comprehension of total words, repetition, naming of body parts, naming of everyday objects, total naming, morphosyntactic accuracy, sentence construction, average length of utterance, and spontaneous word production. This study demonstrated that VRRS can be a valuable tool for implementing effective speech rehabilitation. Further studies are needed, as the use of VRRS is still in its early stages, requiring larger samples sizes and long-term follow-up.
语言障碍的特征是言语表达/理解受损，包括在一种或多种语言成分方面存在困难。虚拟现实康复系统（VRRS）是一种生物电医疗设备，配备有旨在改善认知和语言缺陷的训练部分。它还能提高患者的积极性和参与度。我们研究的目的是测试VRRS干预对改善言语障碍儿童言语治疗的可行性和有效性。本研究招募了32名患者，并将其随机分为实验组（EG）或对照组（CG）。CG组接受传统言语治疗，而EG组接受VRRS辅助的言语治疗。两组在干预前（T0）和干预后（T1）均使用语言评估测试进行评估。结果显示两组均有改善。然而，EG组在各个方面表现出更大的改善，包括总单词理解、重复、身体部位命名、日常物品命名、总命名、形态句法准确性、句子构建、平均话语长度和自发单词生成。本研究表明，VRRS可以成为实施有效言语康复的有价值工具。由于VRRS的使用仍处于早期阶段，需要更大的样本量和长期随访，因此还需要进一步的研究。
