Cycling in Immersive VR: Motivation and Affects in Post-COVID Patients

M Mondellini, S Rutkowski, V Colombo - International Conference on …, 2023 - Springer
The present work reports preliminary results in a group of post-COVID patients participating
in a pulmonary rehabilitation program with an Immersive Virtual Reality system. 22 …

Rehabilitation of post-COVID patients: a virtual reality home-based intervention including cardio-respiratory fitness training

V Colombo, M Mondellini, G Tauro, G Palumbo… - … on Extended Reality, 2022 - Springer
The post-COVID syndrome is emerging as a new chronic condition, characterized by
symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, and decline of neurocognitive functions. Rehabilitation …

Evaluating the effects of Virtual Reality on perceived effort during cycling: preliminary results on healthy young adults

V Colombo, G Bocca, M Mondellini… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual Reality (VR) has proven effective in improving rehabilitation by providing engaging
and customized inter-ventions. The application of VR in pulmonary rehabilitation is still …

Could Virtual Reality play a role in the rehabilitation after COVID-19 infection?

M Smits, JB Staal, H van Goor - BMJ open sport & exercise …, 2020 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Post-COVID-19 patients, particularly those who needed high care, are expected to have
high needs for physical, psychological and cognitive rehabilitation. Yet, the resources …

Virtual reality applications for rehabilitation of COVID‐19 patients: A systematic review

M Ahmadi Marzaleh, M Peyravi, N Azhdari… - Health Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims The COVID‐19 pandemic has changed people's lifestyles as
well as the way healthcare services are delivered. Undoubtedly, the difficulties associated …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of virtual reality exercises at home for post–COVID-19 condition: cohort study

T Groenveld, R Achttien, M Smits… - JMIR rehabilitation …, 2022 - rehab.jmir.org
Background Between 30% to 76% of COVID-19 patients have persistent physical and
mental symptoms, sometimes up to 9 months after acute COVID-19. Current rehabilitation is …

Immersion in virtual reality can increase exercise motivation and physical performance

G Kim, F Biocca - Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Applications in …, 2018 - Springer
We present an experimental study evaluating the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality
games (combined with stationary cycling) on health-related physical activity in comparison …

Comparison between conventional intervention and Non-immersive virtual reality in the rehabilitation of individuals in an inpatient unit for the treatment of COVID-19: a …

TD Silva, PM Oliveira, JB Dionizio, AP Santana… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The new human coronavirus that leads to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease
2019) has spread rapidly around the world and has a high degree of lethality. In more …

Impact of the recreational use of virtual reality on physical and mental wellbeing during the Covid-19 lockdown

A Siani, SA Marley - Health and Technology, 2021 - Springer
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes to most aspects of our lives.
As a result of the quarantine enforced by governments and authorities worldwide, people …

Implementation of immersive virtual reality influences outcomes of exercise test

S Rutkowski, P Szary, A Rutkowska, J Sacha… - 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background: Exercise tests can be used to assess functional limitations, to assess the ability
to perform a rehabilitation program or determine the outcome of interventions. Cycle …