Key result
A 14-day rehabilitation program adding hydrokinesiotherapy and virtual reality significantly improved exercise tolerance, blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and quality of life (p<0.05).
Why the study?
To compare the clinical effectiveness of a rehabilitation program including virtual reality and hydrokinesiotherapy against a widely used comprehensive rehabilitation method in coronary heart disease.
Does the addition of virtual reality and hydrokinesiotherapy to standard rehabilitation improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with stable angina pectoris?
Does the addition of virtual reality and hydrokinesiotherapy to standard rehabilitation improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with stable angina pectoris?
p-value: p=<0.05
Adding virtual reality and hydrokinesiotherapy to standard cardiac rehabilitation for 14 days improves exercise tolerance, blood pressure, and psychological well-being in patients with stable angina.
VR-hydrokinesiotherapy linked to better 6MWT, BP, mood, and QoL in stable IHD; leaves open superiority in randomized trials before practice change.
Objective: to conduct a comparative analysis of the clinical effectiveness of the developed rehabilitation program for patients with coronary heart disease, including immersion virtual reality, hydrokinesiotherapy in a pool with fresh mineral water, with a comprehensive method of rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease, which is widely used in practical healthcare. Material and methods. In the period from July to November 2023, a clinical prospective study was conducted, which included 58 patients with stable angina pectoris of I–II functional class, aged 50 to 70 years. Patients were divided into 2 groups: the main (n = 29) and the control (n = 29), who received a basic complex of medical rehabilitation for 14 days, including: therapeutic exercises for diseases of the heart and pericardium, physical training on a medical treadmill, a course of low-intensity laser therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (10 procedures each), a lipid-lowering diet, basic drug therapy. The main group additionally received a course of hydrokinesiotherapy and audiovisual stimulation (in virtual reality) (10 procedures each). Results. Patients of the main group, compared with the control group, showed a statistically significant increase in exercise tolerance according to the 6‑minute walk test, a decrease in the initially elevated level of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as a decrease in the level of anxiety and depression and an improvement in the quality of life of patients according to the test results (p < 0.05 according to the Mann-Whitney criterion). Conclusion. The use of the developed rehabilitation program, compared with the widely used method of rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease, allows to increase tolerance to physical activity, reduce the number of risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, the level of anxiety and depression, and improve the quality of life of patients.
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Knyazeva et al. (2025) studied Coronary heart disease (stable angina pectoris of I-II functional class) (n=58). Hydrokinesiotherapy and audiovisual stimulation (virtual reality) vs. Basic complex of medical rehabilitation was evaluated on Exercise tolerance (6-minute walk test), blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and quality of life (p=<0.05). A 14-day rehabilitation program adding hydrokinesiotherapy and virtual reality significantly improved exercise tolerance, blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and quality of life (p<0.05).
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