Survey research
depression, Depression, Anxiety, low mood
At the time of entering the research, patients were asked to fill in a questionnaire prepared specifically for the study, containing demographic questions regarding the health condition and lifestyle of the participant.The respondents were asked to complete the following questionnaires: Beck Depression Inventory, General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) before entering the study (examination No. I) and after its completion (examination No. II).Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is an inventory used in the diagnosis of depression. It consists of 21 questions to which the patient answers individually. There are four variants of the answer. The level of depression is calculated from the number of points obtained after adding them up. Patients with a result of 0–10 points were classified as patients with no depression or with low mood, 11–27—with moderate depression, 28 and more—with severe depressionDuring each activity with the use of the NefroVR system, the doctor was responsible for monitoring the blood pressure in the study group. A value equal to or higher than 160/90 mmHg was adopted as the criterion for stopping physical effort.