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Table 2 Effect sizes for separate meta-analyses on moderator variables

From: Efficacy of virtual reality-based training programs and games on the improvement of cognitive disorders in patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables (values)

Effect size

I2 (%)

Variance

z-value

P-value

Age (raw values of mean age)

0.00

52.50

0.1098

0.24

0.683

Gender (male, female, male and female)

4.35

47.24

0.085

-1.11

0.350

Sample size (raw values of sample size)

10.25

44.43

0.07588

0.93

0.353

Type of VR intervention (game and cognitive training programs)

53.19

29.21

0.0395

-1.91

0.047

Duration of intervention (< 20 h, > 20 h)

0.00

52.33

0.1075

0.19

0.851

Type of cognitive disorders (AD and MCI)

0.00

53.57

0.1052

0.91

0.361