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Table 4 Synthesis of results

From: Virtual reality-based interventions for the rehabilitation of vestibular and balance impairments post-concussion: a scoping review

Outcome measure

# Studies (Total # of Participants)

Overall effect (Average % Change)

Quality of evidence (GRADE)

Balance

   

 Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC Scale)

4 (45)

 + (48%)

Moderate

 Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)

4 (45)

 + (70%)

Moderate

 Sensory Organisation Test (SOT)

3 (30)

 + (12%)

Low

 Four Square Step Test (4SST)

2 (17)

 + (52%)

Low

 Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

3 (40)

 + (11%)

Moderate

 Mini Balance Evaluation Test (Mini BESTest)

1 (6)

 + (5%)

Very low

 CAREN Specific—Boat Steering Task Score

1 (31)

 + *

Low

 Tinetti’s Balance Test

1 (1)

 + (100%)

Very low

 Single Leg Stance Test

1 (1)

 + (214%)

Very low

Gait

   

 Functional Gait Assessment (FGA)

5 (65)

 + (26%)

Moderate

 10 Metre Walk Test (10MWT)

1 (10)

 + (9%)

Very low

 CAREN Specific—Self Selected Walking Speed

1 (31)

 + *

Low

 Step Variability

1 (1)

 + (9%)

Very low

Functional

   

 Timed Up and Go (TUG)

1 (9)

 + (4%)

Low

 Functional Reach Test

1 (15)

 + (18%)

Low

 Tinetti’s Mobility Test

1 (1)

 + (33%)

Very low

 Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

1 (1)

 + (52%)

Very low

 Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale

1 (15)

 + *

Very low

 Eight Foot Up and Go Test

1 (15)

 + (13%)

Very low

  1. *Studies did not report a quantifiable value, therefore the average % change could not be calculated