Available Virtual Reality-Based Tools for Executive Functions: A Systematic Review

Francesca Borgnis; Francesca Borgnis; Francesca Baglio; Elisa Pedroli; Elisa Pedroli; Federica Rossetto; Lidia Uccellatore; Jorge Alexandre Gaspar Oliveira; Giuseppe Riva; Giuseppe Riva; Pietro Cipresso; Pietro Cipresso

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.833136

Frontiers in Psychology (Apr 2022)

Available Virtual Reality-Based Tools for Executive Functions: A Systematic Review

Francesca Borgnis,
Francesca Borgnis,
Francesca Baglio,
Elisa Pedroli,
Elisa Pedroli,
Federica Rossetto,
Lidia Uccellatore,
Jorge Alexandre Gaspar Oliveira,
Giuseppe Riva,
Giuseppe Riva,
Pietro Cipresso,
Pietro Cipresso

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Francesca Borgnis: IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy
Francesca Borgnis: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy
Francesca Baglio: IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy
Elisa Pedroli: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
Elisa Pedroli: Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Milan, Italy
Federica Rossetto: IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy
Lidia Uccellatore: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy
Jorge Alexandre Gaspar Oliveira: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa, Portugal
Giuseppe Riva: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Riva: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
Pietro Cipresso: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
Pietro Cipresso: Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.833136
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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IntroductionExecutive dysfunctions constitute a significant public health problem: their high impact on everyday life makes it a priority to identify early strategies for evaluating and rehabilitating these disorders in a real-life context. The ecological limitation of traditional neuropsychological tests and several difficulties in administering tests or training in real-life scenarios have paved the way to use Virtual Reality-based tools to evaluate and rehabilitate Executive Functions (EFs) in real-life.ObjectiveThis work aims to conduct a systematic review to provide a detailed description of the VR-based tools currently developed for the evaluation and rehabilitation of EFs.MethodsWe systematically searched for original manuscripts regarding VR tools and EFs by looking for titles and abstracts in the PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, and Web of Science databases up to November 2021 that contained the following keywords “Virtual Reality” AND “Executive function*.”Results and ConclusionWe analyzed 301 articles, of which 100 were included. Our work shows that available VR-based tools appear promising solutions for an ecological assessment and treatment of EFs in healthy subjects and several clinical populations.

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ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
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