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. 2021 Nov 9;11(11):1167. doi: 10.3390/jpm11111167

Table 2.

Characteristics of the studies included in the review.

Experimental Group Control Group Outcomes
Sample Characteristics Intervention Characteristics Sample Characteristics
Authorship and Date Country K N Ne Age BMI Evol. Years Type Weeks Ses/Week Min Nc Age BMI Evol. Years Type Control Variable Test Follow-Up
Collado-Mateo, D. et al., 2017a [62] Spain 6 76 41 52.52 25.79 9.6 ni
VRBT
8 2 60 35 52.47 27.75 11.02 NI FMS Impact FIQ Inm.
Effect
Quality of Life EuroQol-5D
Fatigue FIQ-Fatigue
Pain FIQ-Pain
Anx/Dep VAS
Collado-Mateo, D. et al., 2017b [64] Spain 1 76 41 52.43 25.79 10.36 ni
VRBT
8 2 60 35 52.58 27.75 12.48 NI Dynamic Balance TGUGT Inm.
Effect
García-Palacios, A. et al., 2015 [65] Spain 4 59 30 50.48 NR 9.32 ni
VRBT
3 2 60 29 50.48 NR 9.32 NI FMS Impact FIQ Inm.
Effect
Quality of Life QLI-SP
Pain BPI
Depression BDI-II
Gulsen, C.
et al., 2020 [66]
Turkey 5 16 8 46.5 26.81 4 iVRBT + CTBTE 8 2 80 8 38.5 22.85 4 CTBTE FMS Impact FIQ Inm.
Effect
Pain VAS
Fatigue FSS
Aerobic capacity 6-MWT
Quality of Life SF-36
León-Llamas, J.L.
et al., 2020 [67]
Spain 1/
QS
50 25 54 27 8.5 ni
VRBT
24 2 60 25 53 28.5 11 NI Aerobic capacity PVO2 Inm.
Effect
Martín-Martínez, J.P. et al., 2019 [68] Spain 1 55 28 54.04 27.36 19.2 ni
VRBT
24 2 60 27 53.41 28.84 16.76 NI Dynamic Balance TGUGT Inm. Effect
Polat, M.
et al., 2021 [69]
Turkey 7 40 20 42.6 26.6 1.5 ni
VRBT + CTBTE
8 3 35 20 47 27.9 1.4 CTBTE FMS Impact FIQ Inm. Effect
Aerobic capacity 6-MWT
Pain VAS
Fatigue FSS
Quality of Life EQ-5D-5L
Anx/Dep HADS-A/-D
Silva de Carvalho, M. et al., 2020 [61] Brasil 4 21 11 55.64 30.28 9.91 ni
VRBT
7 3 60 10 47.7 26.09 14.65 ST FMS Impact FIQ Inm. Effect
Aerobic capacity 6-MWT
Fatigue FIQ-Fatigue
Pain FIQ-Pain
Villafaina, S.
et al., 2019a [63]
Spain 2 55 28 54.04 27.36 19.2 ni
VRBT
24 2 60 27 53.41 28.84 16.74 NI Pain VAS Inm. Effect
Quality of Life EQ-5D-5L
Villafaina, S.
et al., 2019b [70]
Spain 3 37 22 54.27 27.1 NR ni
VRBT
24 2 60 15 53.44 28.19 NR NI FMS Impact FIQ Inm. Effect
Dynamic Balance TGUGT
Aerobic capacity 6-MWT
Villafaina, S.
et al., 2019c [71]
Spain QS 50 25 52 NR 16 ni
VRBT
24 2 60 25 54 NR 16 NI Brain Dynamics EEG Signals Inm. Effect

Abbreviations: K, Number of comparisons provided; N, total sample size; Ne, experimental group sample size; BMI, body mass index; Evol, evolution; Ses, sSessions; Min, minutes; Nc, control group sample size; niVRBT, non-immersive virtual reality; iVR, immersive virtual reality; CTBTEM, conventional therapy based virtual training; ST, stretching exercise; FMS, fibromyalgia syndrome; FIQ, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; Anx, anxiety; Dep, depression; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; TGUGT, Timed Get Up and Go Test; QLI-SP, Quality of Life Index; BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory II; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; EQ-5D-5L, The Euro Quality of Life Five Dimensions; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety Dimension; HADS-D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression Dimension; EEG Signals, electroencephalographic signals.