Virtual reality exercise on a home-based phase III cardiac rehabilitation program, effect on executive function, quality of life and depression, anxiety and stress: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

The virtual reality format had improved selective attention and conflict resolution ability, revealing the potential of CR, specifically with virtual reality exercise, on executive function. Implications for Rehabilitation In cardiac rehabilitation, especially in phase III, it is important to develop and to present alternative strategies, as virtual reality using the Kinect in a home context. Taking into account the relationship between the improvement of the executive function with physical exercise, it is relevant to access the impact of a cardiac rehabilitation program on the executive function. Enhancing the value of the phase III of cardiac rehabilitation.

The effects of exergames on anxiety levels: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Adherence was reported in two different ways: as dropout rates and/or as proportion of sessions/days completed. With respect to dropouts, only three studies 47,53,60 did not lose any participants, while six studies lost between 2.0% and 8.4%, 18,49,51,56‐57,59 three studies lost 12.7%‐17.9%, 55,58,61 one study lost 26.2%, 48 one study lost 28.3%, 50 and one study lost 43.8% 54 of the participants. When considering the proportion of intervention sessions/days attended by the participants, only seven studies reported data, 50‐51,54‐56,60,61 with attendance rates to the exergame intervention being ~30%, 56 62%, 54 63.9%, 60 ~77%, 50,55 and ~84% 51,61 .…”

“…The number of participants in the studies varied from 15 60 to 88 52 . Two studies examined exclusively men, 47,50 three exclusively women, 32,51,60 while 11 studies assessed a mixed sex sample 18,48‐49,52‐56,58‐59,61 and one study did not report the participants’ sex 57 . In total, 236 men and 297 women participated in the included studies.…”

“…Only one study evaluated healthy young individuals 32 and other older adults 52 . The remaining 15 studies investigated participants with some type of disease 18,47‐51,53‐61 …”

“…The weekly frequency of exergame sessions for chronic studies ranged from two 47,49,51,56 to seven 18 with the most common frequencies being two 47,49,51,56 and three times per week 50,59‐61 . Session duration ranged from 10 minutes 60 to 86 minutes 50 .…”

“…One study provided supervision in all sessions but did not report the ratio 59 . Two studies provided supervision (1:1 ratio) but not in all sessions, 55,56 two studies only provided supervision during the first in‐home training session, 18,60 one study only provided supervision during the first session, and then only when needed afterward, 61 and one study only provided supervision in the first three home sessions 50 . Only one study did not provide supervision 53 …”