ObjectivesThis systematic review aims to explore virtual reality (VR) applications for rehabilitation purposes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), identify their effects on rehabilitation outcomes, explore themes to consider in VR intervention design, and provide guidance for designers and researchers in creating therapeutic environments using VR technology.BackgroundVR has gained increasing attention in healthcare settings to assist in achieving rehabilitation goals for people with IDD. VR is particularly advantageous since it simulates the real world while providing controllable, safe, and versatile environments. It is necessary to expand the current body of knowledge on VR intervention's outcomes by synthesizing further information on VR application characteristics as well as identifying design considerations regarding feasibility, usability, safety, and other aspects that will benefit future VR intervention design and research.MethodsThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framed the current review. Multiple databases were searched to identify studies published between 2001 and 2023. The review qualitatively organized VR environment design considerations according to three themes: feasibility, usability, and safety.ResultsThis review included 27 articles and included 868 participants. The overall findings indicated that VR interventions are promising in enhancing rehabilitation outcomes among people with IDD, such as physical, cognitive, emotional, and functional independence domains.ConclusionThis review provides design recommendations to create effective, usable, and safe VR interventions for individuals with IDD. The suggested design implications should be applied with the awareness that VR is a relatively emerging technology with rapidly evolving features.

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针对智力和发育障碍人士的虚拟现实干预的设计考虑因素：系统评价


目标本系统综述旨在探索虚拟现实 (VR) 在智力和发育障碍 (IDD) 人群康复中的应用，确定其对康复结果的影响，探索 VR 干预设计中要考虑的主题，并为设计者和研究人员提供指导使用 VR 技术创建治疗环境。背景 VR 在医疗保健环境中越来越受到关注，以帮助 IDD 患者实现康复目标。 VR 的优势尤其明显，因为它模拟现实世界，同时提供可控、安全和多功能的环境。有必要通过综合有关 VR 应用特征的更多信息以及确定有关可行性、可用性、安全性和其他方面的设计考虑因素来扩展当前关于 VR 干预结果的知识体系，这将有利于未来的 VR 干预设计和研究。系统评价和荟萃分析报告项目 (PRISMA) 构成了当前的评价。检索了多个数据库以识别 2001 年至 2023 年间发表的研究。该综述根据可行性、可用性和安全性三个主题定性地组织了 VR 环境设计考虑因素。结果该综述包括 27 篇文章，包括 868 名参与者。总体研究结果表明，VR 干预措施有望提高 IDD 患者的康复效果，例如身体、认知、情感和功能独立领域。结论本综述提供了设计建议，为 IDD 患者创建有效、可用且安全的 VR 干预措施。 应用建议的设计含义时应认识到 VR 是一项相对新兴的技术，具有快速发展的功能。