To explore the effect of virtual reality technology combined with attention training on functional rehabilitation and quality of life of stroke patients.

Forty stroke hemiplegic patients were selected from the rehabilitation department of Lishui Second Hospital from December 2017 to September 2018. The selected patients were divided into treatment group and control group by random number table method. Each group had 20 cases. All patients were treated with routine drug treatment, the control group with comprehensive rehabilitation training and cognitive intervention including attention training and VR rehabilitation training was added to the treatment group. Each training lasted for 30 min, once a day, 6 d a week for 8 weeks. The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score, Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) score and Barthel index (BI) before and after intervention were compared between the two groups.

After treatment, the MMSE score, FMA score and BI of the two groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment, with statistical significance (P<0.05); the MMSE score, FMA upper and lower limbs score and BI score of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group at the same time (P<0.05), and the quality of life was significantly better than those of the control group at the same time.

The intervention effect of virtual reality technology combined with attention training on stroke patients with hemiplegia is remarkable, which can further promote the functional rehabilitation of patients and improve their daily living ability.