Effects of virtual reality-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality (VR)-based pulmonary rehabilitation has been used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The efficacy of VR-based pulmonary rehabilitation for improving lung function in patients with COPD is controversial. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of VR combined with pulmonary rehabilitation for lung function in patients with COPD.

Methods

This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The search was performed in the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, PubMed, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases from inception to February 1, 2023. All included studies were randomized controlled trials that assessed VR combined wit

SUBMITTER: Chai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10754576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature