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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Virtual reality-assisted pulmonary rehabilitation enhances early lung function recovery after thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer patients: a non-concurrent controlled study.

Wang Wenjie, Jiang Yifan, Wang Li, Guan Xiaomin, Zhou Linlin, Cheng Yuhan, Wan Sibei, Fang Fang

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Wang Wenjie *Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiang Yifan *Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wang Li *School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Guan XiaominShanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhou LinlinShanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Cheng YuhanShanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Wan SibeiSchool of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Fang FangShanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation health education and respiratory function training based on virtual reality (VR) technology in promoting early postoperative pulmonary function recovery in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer. Methods: A single-center, non-concurrent, pre-post controlled study was conducted. Ninety-five patients who underwent thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer between June 2023 and February 2024 were assigned to the control group and received routine postoperative respiratory function education. Another 95 patients admitted between March and December 2024 were assigned to the intervention group and received VR-based health education combined with training guidance. The intervention lasted for 3 days. Outcomes compared between groups included pulmonary function recovery, time to extubation, incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications, satisfaction with health education, and safety of the intervention. Results: The compliance rate in the intervention group was 94.74%, significantly higher than that in the control group (85.26%) ( Conclusion: VR-based health education combined with postoperative respiratory function training effectively improves patient compliance, promotes early pulmonary function recovery, shortens extubation time, and enhances patient satisfaction. It is clinically safe and feasible and holds promise for broader application in postoperative nursing care for lung cancer patients.

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health educationlung cancerpostoperative rehabilitationpulmonary function trainingvirtual reality

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