Effects of conventional and virtual reality cardiovascular rehabilitation in body composition and functional capacity of patients with heart diseases: randomized clinical trial / Efeitos da reabilitação cardiovascular convencional e da realidade virtual na composição corporal e na capacidade funcional de pacientes cardiopatas: triagem clínica randomizada
Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.)
; 31(6): 619-629, nov.- dez. 2018. tab, graf
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-979922
Responsible library:
BR44.1
Localization: BR44.1
ABSTRACT
Background:
Virtual reality is an alternative therapeutic resource to be inserted into cardiovascular rehabilitation, stimulating the practice of physical activity through man-machine interaction.Objective:
To compare the effects of conventional and virtual reality cardiac rehabilitation on body composition and functional capacity in patients with heart disease.Methods:
Randomized clinical trial with 27 cardiac patients divided into conventional rehabilitation group (CRG) and virtual reality rehabilitation group (VRG). They underwent a rehabilitation program with 60-minute training sessions twice a week for eight weeks. The VRG training consisted of exercises from the Xbox 360® with Kinect™, using YourShape™ and Dance Central 3™ games. The CRG used conventional treadmills for aerobic exercise and free weights for resistance exercise. Bioimpedance and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were evaluated at baseline and after training. For main outcome analysis, Student t and Mann Whitney tests were used with a 5% significance level.Results:
The VRG showed a significant increase in body fat percentage and fat weight when compared to the CRG, and a smaller amount of total water. There was a significant improvement in functional capacity evidenced by the increase in the distance covered in the 6MWT (54.00 m and 32.25 m in the CRG and VRG, respectively), but the gains did not differ between the groups.Conclusion:
The two rehabilitation modalities had no effect on the body composition of the groups. In addition, the improvement in functional capacity was similar in both groups
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Body Composition
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Physical Therapy Modalities
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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Virtual Reality
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Practice guideline
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Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade do Oeste Paulista/BR