Virtual Reality Fitness (VRF) for Behavior Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis Approach

Yang, Jiong; Menhas, Rashid; Dai, Jianhua; Younas, T; Anwar, Usama; Iqbal, Waseem; Laar, Rizwan Ahmed; M, Muddasar Saeed

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“…The self-reported intensity of physical activity was considerably more strenuous in VR users than in console users [ 86 ]. Fourth, VR fitness impacted individuals’ physical and mental health, playing a substantial role in improving the overall quality of life and positively influencing the behavior and attitude of users [ 94 ].…”

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“…The number of participants ranged from 1 [ 95 , 96 ] to 4300 [ 94 ]. The study samples’ characteristics are described in Table 3 .…”

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“…From this systematic review, VR was found to be useful during the COVID-19 pandemic for reducing stress (eg, [ 75 , 80 , 96 ]), anxiety [ 91 ], depression [ 95 ], and pain [ 70 ], and promoting physical activity [ 79 , 90 ]. This technology has been successfully used in healthy people (eg, [ 74 , 86 , 92 , 94 ]); COVID-19 ICU health care workers [ 80 , 81 ]; patients with various diseases, including mild cognitive impairment [ 91 ], mild depressive disorders [ 95 ], and cerebral palsy [ 79 ]; chief complaints of fear of COVID-19 [ 85 ]; and individuals treated in the ICU due to COVID-19 [ 49 , 71 , 96 ].…”

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“…Of the 39 studies included, 31 tested the efficacy of specific VR systems (Table 4), while 8 investigated the general use of VR in different samples (eg, mental health professionals and doctors) (Multimedia Appendix 3) [86][87][88][89]94,97,98,103].…”

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Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review

Pallavicini¹,

Pepe²,

Clerici³

et al. 2022

JMIR Serious Games

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Background Virtual reality can play an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic in the health care sector. This technology has the potential to supplement the traditional in-hospital medical training and treatment, and may increase access to training and therapies in various health care settings. Objective This systematic review aimed to describe the literature on health care–targeted virtual reality applications during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods We conducted a systematic search of the literature on the PsycINFO, Web of Science, and MEDLINE databases, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. The search string was as follows: “[(virtual reality)] AND [(COVID-19) OR (coronavirus) OR (SARS-CoV-2) OR (healthcare)].” Papers published in English after December 2019 in peer-reviewed journals were selected and subjected to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. We used the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool to assess the quality of studies and the risk of bias. Results Thirty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Seventeen studies showed the usefulness of virtual reality during the COVID-19 crisis for reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and promoting physical activity. Twenty-two studies revealed that virtual reality was a helpful learning and training tool during the COVID-19 crisis in several areas, including emergency medicine, nursing, and pediatrics. This technology was also used as an educational tool for increasing public understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic. Different levels of immersion (ie, immersive and desktop virtual reality), types of head-mounted displays (ie, PC-based, mobile, and standalone), and content (ie, 360° videos and photos, virtual environments, virtual reality video games, and embodied virtual agents) have been successfully used. Virtual reality was helpful in both face-to-face and remote trials. Conclusions Virtual reality has been applied frequently in medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, with positive effects for treating several health conditions and for medical education and training. Some barriers need to be overcome for the broader adoption of virtual reality in the health care panorama. Trial Registration International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (INPLASY) INPLASY202190108; https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2021-9-0108/

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“…The number of participants ranged from 1 [ 95 , 96 ] to 4300 [ 94 ]. The study samples’ characteristics are described in Table 3 .…”

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Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review

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Pepe²,

Clerici³

et al. 2022

JMIR Serious Games

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“…35 The physical activity of the study participants was assessed by asking questions related to the use of digital platforms for exercise during the lockdown period; the use of fitness and health apps for physical activity is helpful to have an excellent motivation for physical activity because of using fitness apps, virtual reality fitness, and live streaming workout classes, during the lockdown period, your physical activity level increase by using fitness and health apps and fitness apps, virtual reality fitness, and live streaming workout classes help you to achieve the fitness goal. 36 …”

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Demographic Characteristics and Digital Platforms for Physical Activity Among the Chinese Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediating Analysis

Fang¹,

Shi²,

Menhas³

et al. 2022

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Background E-health apps play a vital role in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. More people across the globe have started to use fitness and health apps to mitigate the COVID-19 negative impacts on the health-related quality of life. E-health treatments are becoming more common these days. Aim The present research aim was to explore the mediating role of digital platforms for physical activity and fitness with demographic characteristics among Chinese people during the pandemic. Methods The primary data was collected through an online survey across China under the snowball sampling technique. A total of 5351 respondents took part in the online questionnaire survey. After quantification and quality check of the data, a total of 5000 respondents’ responses were added in the final analysis. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS-25 and SmartPLS 3.0 software. Results The structural equation model analysis H1 (β = 0.227, t = 18.725, p = < 0.000), H2 (β = 0.225, t = 17.892, p = < 0.000), H3 (β = 0.229, t = 17.845, p = < 0.000), H4 (β = 0.54, t = 60.928, p= < 0.000), H5 (β = 0.553, t = 57.291, p = < 0.000), H6 (β = 0.559, t = 56.956, p = < 0.000), H7 (β = 0.358, t = 24.779, p = < 0.000), H8 (β = 0.259, t = 19.617, p = < 0.000) and H9 (β = 0.288, t = 19.92, p = < 0.000) results confirm the proposed hypothesis of the study. Conclusion E-health apps are playing a vital role in maintaining an active lifestyle through physical activity. Fitness and health apps can promote physical activity and improve health-related quality of life. Results of the current study concluded that E-health apps are promising to promote physical activity and fitness during the COVID-19 preventive measures.

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Technologies and the Wellness of Older Adults

Luk

2023

Healthy Ageing in Singapore

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Virtual Reality Fitness (VRF) for Behavior Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis Approach

Cited by 13 publications

References 45 publications

Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review

Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review

Demographic Characteristics and Digital Platforms for Physical Activity Among the Chinese Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediating Analysis

Technologies and the Wellness of Older Adults

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