Virtual Art Therapy: Application of Michelangelo Effect to Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Stroke
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Protocol and Assessment
2.3. Virtual Art Therapy
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations and Considerations
4.2. Implications of Using Virtual Reality Technology in Clinical Practice
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Clinical Scale Scores | VATG | CG | ||||
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Pre | Post | p-Value | Pre | Post | p-Value | |
Ashworth scale | 1 (1) | 0 (1) | 0.187 | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.180 |
MMT-shoulder | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | 0.067 | 3 (3) | 3 (2) | 0.317 |
MMT-elbow | 3 (1) | 4 (2) | 0.075 | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 0.102 |
MMT-pinch | 3 (3) | 5 (2) | 0.006 | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 0.083 |
MMT-total | 10 (5) | 13 (5) | 0.020 | 10 (9) | 11 (7) | 0.141 |
Barthel Index | 29 (18) | 88 (16) | 0.005 | 28 (38) | 72 (31) | 0.012 |
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De Giorgi, R.; Fortini, A.; Aghilarre, F.; Gentili, F.; Morone, G.; Antonucci, G.; Vetrano, M.; Tieri, G.; Iosa, M. Virtual Art Therapy: Application of Michelangelo Effect to Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Stroke. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2590. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072590
De Giorgi R, Fortini A, Aghilarre F, Gentili F, Morone G, Antonucci G, Vetrano M, Tieri G, Iosa M. Virtual Art Therapy: Application of Michelangelo Effect to Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Stroke. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(7):2590. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072590
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Giorgi, Roberto, Antonio Fortini, Federica Aghilarre, Federico Gentili, Giovanni Morone, Gabriella Antonucci, Mario Vetrano, Gaetano Tieri, and Marco Iosa. 2023. "Virtual Art Therapy: Application of Michelangelo Effect to Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Stroke" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 7: 2590. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072590
APA StyleDe Giorgi, R., Fortini, A., Aghilarre, F., Gentili, F., Morone, G., Antonucci, G., Vetrano, M., Tieri, G., & Iosa, M. (2023). Virtual Art Therapy: Application of Michelangelo Effect to Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Stroke. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(7), 2590. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072590