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THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REHABILITATION ON ANXIETY LEVELS AND RE-INJURY FEAR IN PATIENTS AFTER LOWER LIMB INJURIES AND SURGERIES

Health the Preserving Technologies , UDC: 615.851:616-001-036.82:004.946 DOI: 10.24412/2076-9091-2026-363-212-224

Authors

  • Nazarova Kristina Mikhailovna Russian Federation Moscow
  • Golikova Anna Nikolaevna Russian Federation Moscow
  • Marchenkova Larisa Alexandrovna Russian Federation Moscow

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Goal — to evaluate the impact of VR rehabilitation with elements of cognitive behavioral therapy on situational anxiety and kinesiophobia in patients after lower limb injuries and surgeries. Materials and methods. 60 patients were randomized into the exer- cise therapy + VR group (n = 30) and the control group (exercise therapy only, n = 30). The VR program combined relaxation and graduated exposure. The results were measured after 4 weeks and after 3 months. In the VR group, compared with the control, kinesiophobia (by 34.2 %), situational anxie- ty (38.7 %), pain catastrophization (41.3 %) and pain when walking (58.3 %) significantly decreased; functional status increased by 47.2 %. The effect persisted for 3 months. VR therapy significantly surpasses standard rehabilitation in terms of its effect on psychoemotional barriers and functions, which confirms the expediency of its clinical application.
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arthroplasty , cognitive behavioral therapy , graduated exposure , kinesiophobia , lower extremities , Rehabilitation , situational anxiety , Trauma. , virtual reality

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Nazarova, K. M., Golikova, A. N. & Marchenkova, L. A. (2026). THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REHABILITATION ON ANXIETY LEVELS AND RE-INJURY FEAR IN PATIENTS AFTER LOWER LIMB INJURIES AND SURGERIES Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", 3 (63), 212-224. https://doi.org/10.24412/2076-9091-2026-363-212-224
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