Wang, C.; Kong, J.; Qi, H. Areas of Research Focus and Trends in the Research on the Application of VR in Rehabilitation Medicine. Healthcare2023, 11, 2056.
Wang, C.; Kong, J.; Qi, H. Areas of Research Focus and Trends in the Research on the Application of VR in Rehabilitation Medicine. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2056.
Wang, C.; Kong, J.; Qi, H. Areas of Research Focus and Trends in the Research on the Application of VR in Rehabilitation Medicine. Healthcare2023, 11, 2056.
Wang, C.; Kong, J.; Qi, H. Areas of Research Focus and Trends in the Research on the Application of VR in Rehabilitation Medicine. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2056.
Abstract
Objective: To sort out the research hotspots of the application of VR in rehabilitation medicine, analyse its research themes and research trends, and offer a reference for future related research in this field. Methods: This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the development process, research hotspots and research trends in the field of VR application in rehabilitation medicine research, taking the Web of Science core dataset as the source and using bibliometric analysis by CiteSpace. Results: The application of VR in rehabilitation medicine was composed of three stages, and the research topics were reviewed in five aspects: neurological rehabilitation, psychology treatment, pain distraction, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and visual spatial disorder. Limitations: The literature data only come from the Web of Science core dataset, and the data sample size was not comprehensive. Conclusion: Overcoming VR technology-induced vertigo and mental disorders from overuse of VR are both challenges to research on the application of VR in rehabilitation medicine. In addition, developing VR products with better experience, developing standardized guidelines, and conducting more high-quality clinical studies are all future research trends for the application of VR in rehabilitation medicine.
Keywords
VR, rehabilitation; bibliometric; research focuses; development trend
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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