cancer.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to the routine pulmonary rehabilitation interventions, the intervention group will also receive virtual reality interventions. The routine pulmonary reh
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A patient diagnosed with cancer and 48 hours have passed since his/her chest or abdominal surgery Having a written order for pulmonary rehabilitation Awareness and awareness of time and place Willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having hearing and vision disorders Having tuberculosis, pneumonia and other inflammatory respiratory diseases Having a history of heart disease Having lung cancer or lung metastasis Having diseases and injuries that disrupt the function of the musculoskeletal system Having a history of epilepsy, dizziness Having cognitive disorders (based on self-report)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| FEV? - The maximum amount of air that a person can exhale with full force and power in the first second after maximum inhalation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 14 days after the start of the study. Method of measurement: In order to check the lung function of patients, the amount of lung function indicators including FEV1 and FVC of patients 48 hours after chest or abdominal surgery will be checked using breathing test. The breath test will be performed at the breath test center of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (RA) and the patients will be transferred to this center at the beginning of the study and then 2 weeks after the start of the study and will return to their ward after the breath test.;FVC - The total amount of air exhaled during the FEV test. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 14 days after the start of the study. Method of measurement: In order to check the lung function of patients, the amount of lung function indicators including FEV1 and FVC of patients 48 hours after chest or abdominal surgery will be checked using breathing test. The breath test will be performed at the breath test center of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (RA) and the patients will be transferred to this center at the beginning of the study and then 2 weeks after the start of the study and will return to their ward after the breath test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety - A behavioral response such as fear, panic, worry, fatigue, and discomfort occurs when a person feels unsafe following an undefined danger or unknown threat. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 14 days after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Situational Anxiety Questionnaire (STAI).;Comfort - a multi-dimensional and complex concept and means hope, strength, encouragement and freeing the patient from sadness and problems. In other words, comfort is a person's immediate experience of feeling strong and more than the absence of pain. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 14 days after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Kolkaba's General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNasim Aminaie Chatroodi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed