A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial
Background and Aim: Breathing exercise is an exercise intended to promote effective and healthy breathing and breathing control. Virtual reality (VR) is defined as a computer-generated simulation, such as a set of images and sounds that represent a real place or situation that can be interacted with...
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| description | Background and Aim:
Breathing exercise is an exercise intended to promote effective and healthy breathing and breathing control. Virtual reality (VR) is defined as a computer-generated simulation, such as a set of images and sounds that represent a real place or situation that can be interacted within a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment. Breathing exercises with VR have shown benefits over conventional diaphragmatic breathing exercises in normal individuals in many new studies. We propose the use of a novel VR-based approach as a respiratory biofeedback to improve breathing patterns in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, decrease their work of breathing, and improve breathing control.
Materials and Methods:
In a randomized controlled study involving 72 COPD patients divided into two groups of 36 in each, the control and experimental groups performed a short 5 min breathing exercise for 6 consecutive days. In experimental group patients performed breathing exercise with VR goggles while in controls they performed without VR goggles.
Results:
Both the control and experimental groups showed improved changes in vitals and better quality of life, but not statistically as significant when compared to each other.
Conclusion:
Future studies need to address the long-term effects and stability of the results with a larger sample size, compare the approach with the existing treatments, and make the required smaller changes to the program for better outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5546fbd46e0e4dc1bf93c81467e500362025-01-23T08:55:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences2321-48482321-60852024-05-0112217117510.4103/amhs.amhs_224_23A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control TrialSridhar ShirodkarMedha DeoBackground and Aim: Breathing exercise is an exercise intended to promote effective and healthy breathing and breathing control. Virtual reality (VR) is defined as a computer-generated simulation, such as a set of images and sounds that represent a real place or situation that can be interacted within a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment. Breathing exercises with VR have shown benefits over conventional diaphragmatic breathing exercises in normal individuals in many new studies. We propose the use of a novel VR-based approach as a respiratory biofeedback to improve breathing patterns in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, decrease their work of breathing, and improve breathing control. Materials and Methods: In a randomized controlled study involving 72 COPD patients divided into two groups of 36 in each, the control and experimental groups performed a short 5 min breathing exercise for 6 consecutive days. In experimental group patients performed breathing exercise with VR goggles while in controls they performed without VR goggles. Results: Both the control and experimental groups showed improved changes in vitals and better quality of life, but not statistically as significant when compared to each other. Conclusion: Future studies need to address the long-term effects and stability of the results with a larger sample size, compare the approach with the existing treatments, and make the required smaller changes to the program for better outcomes.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/amhs.amhs_224_23breathing controlchronic obstructive pulmonary diseasediaphragmatic breathing exercisequality of liferespiratory biofeedbackvirtual reality |
| spellingShingle | Sridhar Shirodkar Medha Deo A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences breathing control chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diaphragmatic breathing exercise quality of life respiratory biofeedback virtual reality |
| title | A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial |
| title_full | A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial |
| title_short | A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Control Trial |
| title_sort | comparative study between conventional diaphragmatic breathing exercise and virtual reality based diaphragmatic breathing exercise on quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients a randomized control trial |
| topic | breathing control chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diaphragmatic breathing exercise quality of life respiratory biofeedback virtual reality |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/amhs.amhs_224_23 |
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