Virtual reality-based rehabilitation has recently gained increasing attention in the field of cognitive rehabilitation, allowing patients to engage in simulated real-life scenarios within a safe and controlled setting. The feasibility and safety of immersive VR-based cognitive rehabilitation in individuals with schizophrenia is currently insufficiently explored. This study seeks to evaluate whether immersive immersive virtual reality-based rehabilitation can be safely and practically implemented in a community psychiatric setting. The study also aims to explore preliminary effects on negative symptoms, cognitive performance, and global functioning compared with treatment as usual in a waiting-list control group.
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Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks