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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2025

The impact of a workplace virtual reality-delivered exercise program on central hemodynamics in people with developmental disability living in Australia: A pilot randomised waitlist-controlled study.

Joyce S Ramos, June Alexander, Lance C Dalleck, Claire Drummond, Alline Beleigoli, Belinda Lange, Caroline Ellison, Cardiometabolic, Neuro Rehabilitation Group

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9 authors.

Joyce S RamosFlinders University, Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Australia.
June AlexanderFlinders University, Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Australia.
Lance C DalleckWestern Colorado University, Recreation, Exercise & Sport Science Department, United States.
Claire DrummondFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health SA, Australia.
Alline BeleigoliFlinders University, Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Australia.
Belinda LangeFlinders University, Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Australia.
Caroline EllisonUniversity of South Australia, Ageing and Disability, Australia.
Cardiometabolic
Neuro Rehabilitation Group

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Abnormalities of central hemodynamic indices (CHI) elevate risk of cardiovascular events (CVE) and all-cause mortality. Most people with developmental disability do not meet the exercise recommendations necessary to improve health outcomes, including CHI. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the impact of a workplace integrated virtual reality-delivered exercise (VR-E) program compared with no intervention on CHI in people with developmental disability. Methods: Seventeen people with developmental disability employed at a disability service were randomised into VR-E ( Results: There are 21 complete CHI data (VR-E, Conclusions: This pilot study suggests that a workplace-integrated VR-E may be a viable intervention to improve CHI, which may indicate reduced CVE risk and all-cause mortality in people with developmental disability.

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Cardiovascular healthCentral hemodynamicsDevelopmental disabilityExerciseVirtual reality

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PMID41113688
PMCPMC12529517

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