Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies in the Healthcare System of the Arctic Regions of the Russian Feder

Annotation

Virtual and augmented reality, as one of the end-to-end technologies of the digital economy, currently has wide practical application in the field of healthcare, helping both doctors and patients. VR/AR technologies allow the most effective rehabilitation of patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, provide significant assistance in dealing with psychosomatic disorders, and can be used in surgical operations. In addition, virtual doctors and nurses can be used to provide medical care at home; existing VR applications allow for better involvement of patients in therapy. VR/AR solutions developed in close cooperation of doctors and IT specialists have great development prospects. The application of virtual and augmented reality technologies in the medical care system should result in improved quality of medical services, which is especially important for remote regions. The regions of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, being geographically distributed, remote areas with difficult natural and climatic conditions, set themselves the task of developing high-tech medical care to improve the quality of life of the population. It becomes important for regional medical institutions to study and apply the best practices of medical IT solutions based on VR/AR technologies.

About authors

Lyudmila E. Khaymina, Cand. Sci. (Ped.), Associate Professor
l.khaimina@narfu.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4552-0440
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Larisa I. Zelenina, Cand. Sci. (Tech.), Associate Professor
l.zelenina@narfu.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0155-3139
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia
North-West Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (NWIM RANEPA), Sredniy pr., V.O., 57/43, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Evgeniy S. Khaymin, Senior Lecturer
e.khaymin@narfu.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-3623
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Svetlana I. Fedkushova, Lecturer
sif-7@yandex.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9545-5230
Arkhangelsk College of Commerce and Economics, pr. Obvodnyy kanal, 12, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Keywords

virtual reality, augmented reality, healthcare system, medical IT solutions, Arctic regions of the Russian Federation

DOI

https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2025.58.200

UDC

[004.946:61](985)(045)