Virtual Reality (VR) is a promising technology for implementing personalized, motivating and
controlled rehabilitation scenarios. Although its clear potential benefits, VR has been poorly …

Highlights What are the main findings? VR programs could be used to augment the
therapeutic effect of PR in COPD patients. VR rehabilitation programs could be used for …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is a vital component of comprehensive care for
patients with respiratory conditions, such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background The uptake of traditional pulmonary rehabilitation classes by patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poor because of personal factors that …

Background Respiratory diseases impose an immense health burden worldwide and affect
millions of people on a global scale. Reduction of exercise tolerance poses a huge health …

Physical exercise is one of the main components of rehabilitation programs designed for
patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Endurance exercise training, in the form of cycling …

Purpose This study compared the effects of inpatient-based rehabilitation program of
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using non-immersive virtual …

Anxiety has been estimated to occur in 21–96% and depression in 27–79% of patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). We found a scarcity of literature providing …

(1) Background: VR is based on a virtual world that creates sounds effects and videos that
replace the real environment. Arising literature shows VR efficacy in the field of neurological …

Background To improve symptoms and reduce poor outcomes related to heart failure (HF),
international guidelines recommend cardiac rehabilitation (CR), particularly for those with a …