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May 25, 2023Open Access

Benefits from incorporating virtual reality in pulmonary rehabilitation of COPD patients. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Why the study?

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of incorporating virtual reality into pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with COPD.

Does incorporating virtual reality into pulmonary rehabilitation improve functional capacity and lung function in patients with COPD?

Population

Patients with COPD across 6 studies

Comparison

Pulmonary rehabilitation enhanced with VR vs conventional programs

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Authors

IPIrini PatsakiVAVasiliki AvgeriTRTheodora Rigoulia

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Overview

VR in PR may enhance COPD outcomes; extends Level 1 evidence for digital adjuncts in rehabilitation.

Structured PICO

Does incorporating virtual reality into pulmonary rehabilitation improve functional capacity and lung function in patients with COPD?

P
Population
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (6 RCTs)
I
Intervention
Virtual reality (VR) games incorporated into pulmonary rehabilitation programs
C
Comparator
Conventional pulmonary rehabilitation programs
O
Outcome
Aerobic capacity for exercise (6MWT), lung function (FEV1), anxiety, and depressionsurrogate

Incorporating virtual reality into pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients significantly improves aerobic capacity and lung function.

Limitations

  • Variability in the VR applications and the proposed rehabilitation that the experimental groups followed

Cite This Study

Patsaki et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a90031fb56efa37d4ab65https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2970147/v1
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