Revisiting Virtual Reality for Practical Use in Therapy: Patient Satisfaction in Outpatient Rehabilitation

Though Virtual Reality (VR) has made its way into many commercial applications, it has only begun to gain adoption in applications for rehabilitation and therapy. Though some research exists in this area, we still need to better understand how interactive VR can be integrated into a fast-paced clinical setting. To address this challenge, we present the results of a pilot study with 25 participants, who used an interactive application for conducting upper-limb rehabilitation. Our interface consists of a VR display with two controllers that are used to clean and clear segments of a target virtual window. From observations of participant challenges with the interface, feedback from the occupational therapy staff, and a subjective questionnaire using Likert scales, we examine ways to better integrate VR into a patient's scheduled rehabilitation.