Enhancing brain injury rehabilitation through virtual reality assessment for everyday function

“Many Australians experience cognitive deficits of memory, attention and problem solving, leaving them unable to work, participate in social activities or care for themselves. Existing rehabilitation assessments and trainings have limited meaning to daily lives of patients and do not show reliable benefits for the problems that patients are struggling with.”

- Lange

Over 338,000 people with disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury live in Australia (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1998).

Goal

Further evaluation of the virtual reality tools and eventually support and enhance current practices for both clinicians and people with brain injury.

Aims

Evaluate the validity and feasibility of undertaking challenging tasks such as kitchen safety activities within a virtual environment compared to similar real-world activities.