Upper limb rehabilitation system based on virtual reality for breast cancer patients: Development and usability study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 12; p. e0261220
• Main Authors: Zhou, Zijun, Li, Jiaxin, Wang, He, Luan, Ze, Li, Yuan, Peng, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 15.12.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Artificial intelligence; Biology and Life Sciences; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; China; Clinical trials; Computer and Information Sciences; Computer applications; Computers; Diagnosis; Disorientation; Engineering and Technology; Evaluation; Exercise; Exercise Therapy - methods; Exergaming; Fatigue; Female; Helmet mounted displays; Hospitals; Humans; Immersive virtual reality; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Multidisciplinary teams; Nausea; Nervous system; Nursing care; Nursing schools; Patients; Physiological effects; Pilot Projects; Product development; Questionnaires; Range of motion; Recovery (Medical); Rehabilitation; Simulation; Social Sciences; Software; Surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systems development; Technology; Telerehabilitation - instrumentation; Telerehabilitation - methods; Upper Extremity - physiology; Usability; User-Computer Interface; Virtual Reality; Vomiting; China; Jilin China

Functional exercise is crucial for breast cancer patients after surgery, and the use of virtual reality technology to assist patients with postoperative upper limb functional rehabilitation has gradually attracted the attention of researchers. However, the usability of the developed rehabilitation s...