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Article

Feasibility of a Virtual Reality System in Speech Therapy: From Assessment to Tele-Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy

by
Gloria Mangani
1,
Veronica Barzacchi
1,2,
Clara Bombonato
1,
Jessica Barsotti
1,
Elena Beani
1,3,
Valentina Menici
1,4,
Carolina Ragoni
1,
Giuseppina Sgandurra
1,3,* and
Benedetta Del Lucchese
1
1
Developmental Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, 56126 Pisa, Italy
2
Tuscan Ph.D. Programme of Neuroscience, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
3
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
4
Ph.D. Programme in Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Children 2024, 11(11), 1327; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111327
Submission received: 30 September 2024 / Revised: 23 October 2024 / Accepted: 28 October 2024 / Published: 30 October 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Early Interventions for Children with Language Developmental Disabilities)
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Abstract

Background/Objectives: New advances in technologies are opening the possibility to support functional evaluation and rehabilitation in the field of speech therapy. Among available systems, a virtual reality rehabilitation system (VRRS, Khymeia) is a multi-domain ecosystem. Despite it being used in a limited number of studies, its use in speech-therapy has shown potential for promoting linguistic and literacy skills. Methods: This pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of single-session speech assessment with the VRRS in twenty-eight children with cerebral palsy (CP) by means of ad hoc questionnaires. Moreover, we evaluated the feasibility and the effects of an intensive tele-rehabilitation treatment with the VRRS in a subgroup of three children with unilateral CP. Results: Feasibility was generally good when using the VRRS for assessments. Both clinicians and children found it to have good usability, although acceptability scores were higher for children than clinicians. For tele-rehabilitation, overall improvements were observed in both linguistic and learning (reading and writing) skills. Conclusions: This study paves the way for VRRS use in speech-therapy tele-rehabilitation for children with CP and language and learning difficulties.
Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; language abilities; cerebral palsy; technology; learning abilities; language rehabilitation; learning rehabilitation neurodevelopmental disorders; language abilities; cerebral palsy; technology; learning abilities; language rehabilitation; learning rehabilitation

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Mangani, G.; Barzacchi, V.; Bombonato, C.; Barsotti, J.; Beani, E.; Menici, V.; Ragoni, C.; Sgandurra, G.; Del Lucchese, B. Feasibility of a Virtual Reality System in Speech Therapy: From Assessment to Tele-Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Children 2024, 11, 1327. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111327

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Mangani G, Barzacchi V, Bombonato C, Barsotti J, Beani E, Menici V, Ragoni C, Sgandurra G, Del Lucchese B. Feasibility of a Virtual Reality System in Speech Therapy: From Assessment to Tele-Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Children. 2024; 11(11):1327. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111327

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Mangani, Gloria, Veronica Barzacchi, Clara Bombonato, Jessica Barsotti, Elena Beani, Valentina Menici, Carolina Ragoni, Giuseppina Sgandurra, and Benedetta Del Lucchese. 2024. "Feasibility of a Virtual Reality System in Speech Therapy: From Assessment to Tele-Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy" Children 11, no. 11: 1327. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111327

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Mangani, G., Barzacchi, V., Bombonato, C., Barsotti, J., Beani, E., Menici, V., Ragoni, C., Sgandurra, G., & Del Lucchese, B. (2024). Feasibility of a Virtual Reality System in Speech Therapy: From Assessment to Tele-Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Children, 11(11), 1327. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111327

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