title: [Effectiveness of a programme based on a virtual reality game for cognitive enhancement in schizophrenia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of a programme based on a virtual reality game to improve cognitive domains in patients with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 patients with schizophrenia, 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. The experimental group received 10 sessions with Nintendo Wii(®) for 5 weeks, 50 minutes/session, 2 days/week in addition to conventional treatment. The control group received conventional treatment only.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant differences in the T-Score were found in 5 of the 6 cognitive domains assessed: processing speed (F=12.04, p=0.001), attention/vigilance (F=12.75, p=0.001), working memory (F=18.86, p <0.01), verbal learning (F=7.6, p=0.009), visual learning (F=3.6, p=0.064), and reasoning and problem solving (F=11.08, p=0.002).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participation in virtual reality interventions aimed at cognitive training have great potential for significant gains in different cognitive domains assessed in patients with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de La Reina, Ciudad Real, España. Electronic address: olga.lopez@uclm.es.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: López-Martín
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de La Reina, Ciudad Real, España; Servicio de Investigación, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Ciudad Real, España.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segura Fragoso
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de La Reina, Ciudad Real, España.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Hernández
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Biomecánica y Ayudas Técnicas, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dimbwadyo Terrer
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de La Reina, Ciudad Real, España.
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Polonio-López
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013997:Time Factors; D014706:Verbal Learning; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Cognitive domains; Dominios cognitivos; Esquizofrenia; Estudio experimental; Experimental study; MATRICS; Realidad virtual; Schizophrenia; Virtual reality