Table 3. Typical virtual reality (VR) platforms and intervention times among different patients.

Populations and outcome indicators		Platforms	Intervention duration	Session length and frequency
Neurology
	Depression	Nintendo Wii, Xbox Kinect, and HMDa	6-12 wk	30-60 min, 2-5 times/wk
	Cognition	Pico UI 4.0, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect, BioMaster 2012, Lokomat, and Oculus	2-12 wk	20-100 min, 2-10 times/wk
	Daily living	Pico UI 4.0, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect, Armeo Spring, RehabMaster, BioMaster 2012, and Toyra VR	2-12 wk	12-60 min, 2-5 times/wk
	QOLb	Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect, and Armeo Spring	3-8 wk	30-60 min, 2-5 times/wk
	Motion	Pico UI 4.0, Xbox 360 Kinect, Nintendo Wii, HMD, BioFlex, BioMaster, BioRescue, and ReJoyce	2-12 wk	20-90 min, 2-10 times/wk
Pediatrics
	Motion	Pico UI 4.0, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360 Kinect	3-12 wk	30-100 min, 2-7 times/wk
	Distraction	Xbox 360 Kinect, HMD, ReJoyce, and Oculus	N/Ac	5-35 min
Surgical and wound care
	Distraction	Pico UI 4.0 and HMD	4 wk	30 min, 5 times/wk
Cancer
	Anxiety, depression, and pain	Pico UI 4.0 and HMD	N/A	15-20 min
	Motion	HMD, Xbox 360 Kinect, and Nintendo Wii	4-8 wk	20-50 min, 2-5 times/wk
Older adults
	Exercise capacity	HMD, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360 Kinect	2 wk to 12 mo	18-45 min, 1-5 times/wk
	Cognition	Xbox 360 Kinect, Nintendo Wii, and BioRescue	8-13 wk	18-30 min, 2-3 times/wk

^aHMD: head-mounted display.

^bQOL: quality of life.

^cN/A: not applicable.