Virtual Reality Applications for the Implementation of Domestic Respiratory Rehabilitation Programs for Patients With Long COVID and Post-COVID Condition: Scoping Review.

Autor:	Dalko K; Dorothea Erxleben Lernzentrum, Medical Faculty Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany., Elsuson HA; LichterSchatten Therapiezentrum GmbH, Berlin, Germany., Kalter I; Health Service Research Working Group, Acute Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medicine Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany., Zilezinski M; Institute for Clinical Nursing Science, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Hofstetter S; Dorothea Erxleben Lernzentrum, Medical Faculty Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.; Health Service Research Working Group, Acute Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medicine Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany., Stoevesandt D; Dorothea Erxleben Lernzentrum, Medical Faculty Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany., Paulicke D; Health Service Research Working Group, Acute Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medicine Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.; Department of Medical Education, Akkon University of Human Sciences, Berlin, Germany., Jahn P; Health Service Research Working Group, Acute Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medicine Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	JMIR serious games [JMIR Serious Games] 2024 May 31; Vol. 12, pp. e52309. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 31.
DOI:	10.2196/52309
Abstrakt:	Background: Due to a high number of patients affected by long COVID or post-COVID condition, an essential step to address the long-term effects of COVID-19 lies in the development and implementation of flexible and accessible rehabilitation programs. Virtual reality (VR) technologies offer the potential to support traditional therapies with individualized at-home programs. Objective: This study aims to provide an overview of existing scientific evidence on the development and implementation of VR-assisted respiratory rehabilitation programs for patients with long COVID and post-COVID condition and to synthesize the results. Methods: We conducted a scoping review of studies from 6 databases. PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane, ScienceDirect, Web of Science Social Sciences Citation Index, and PEDro were searched using an exploratory search strategy. The search, which was last updated in February 2024, included peer-reviewed studies on immersive VR applications providing respiratory rehabilitation programs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and long COVID or post-COVID condition. Exclusion criteria were studies in clinical or inpatient settings, telemedicine, nonimmersive VR applications, and gray literature. Nine publications were included in this review. Findings were extracted and summarized from the studies according to the JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute) method and thematically categorized. Topics covered were study characteristics, physiotherapeutic concept, clinical parameters, as well as usability and acceptability. Results: The 9 publications included in the qualitative analysis were published in 2019-2023. Eight empirical studies were included: 4 followed a mixed methods design, 3 were qualitative studies, and 1 followed a quantitative method. One scoping review was included in the data analyses. Four of the included studies were on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The 9 studies demonstrated that VR-supported respiratory rehabilitation programs result in positive initial outcomes in terms of physical as well as psychological parameters. Particularly noteworthy was the increased motivation and compliance of patients. However, adverse effects and lack of usability are the barriers to the implementation of this innovative approach. Conclusions: Overall, VR is a promising technology for the implementation of individualized and flexible respiratory rehabilitation programs for patients with long COVID and post-COVID condition. Nevertheless, corresponding approaches are still under development and need to be more closely adapted to the needs of users. Further, the evidence was limited to pilot studies or a small number of patients, and no randomized controlled trials or long-term studies were part of the study selection. The included studies were performed by 4 groups of researchers: 3 from Europe and 1 from the United States. (©Katharina Dalko, Hlynur Andri Elsuson, Ivonne Kalter, Max Zilezinski, Sebastian Hofstetter, Dietrich Stoevesandt, Denny Paulicke, Patrick Jahn. Originally published in JMIR Serious Games (https://games.jmir.org), 31.05.2024.)
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