Efficacy of the use of video games on mood, anxiety and depression in stroke patients: preliminary findings of a randomised controlled trial.

Background: In the different published studies, there is no consensus on the efficacy of virtual reality as an adjuvant treatment of mood states.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of no immersive virtual reality with the Nintendo Switch device in rehabilitation treatment on mood, anxiety and depression in stroke patients admitted to neurorehabilitation units.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients admitted to neurorehabilitation units underwent a 1:3 multicentre randomised clinical trial.

Psychotherapeutic nursing as Advanced Clinical Practice for the promotion of mental health in Spain.

Objective: To contribute to the recognition of psychotherapeutic nursing (PTN) as a regulated advanced clinical practice (ACP) in Spain, as is the case in other countries.

Background: Nurses are continually evolving to improve overall health outcomes. PTN has become a reality, with several authors describing it as an ACP.