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ArticleScientific reports2019

Acceptance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality in older adults.

Hanne Huygelier, Brenda Schraepen, Raymond van Ee, Vero Vanden Abeele, Céline R Gillebert

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05867641 (VR&R), which is not on this map. Cited by 85 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05867641 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing BPSDs and Improving QoL in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Health Network, TorontoRan2025 to 2027Enrolled50ConditionsDementiaArmsImmersive VR Therapy in Head-Mounted Display (HMD) (Solo), Immersive VR Therapy in a Head-Mounted Display (HMD) (Social)
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Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hanne HuygelierDepartment for Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5177-1193
Brenda SchraepenDepartment for Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Raymond van EeDepartment for Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Vero Vanden AbeeleE-media lab, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Céline R GillebertDepartment for Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. celine.gillebert@kuleuven.be.ORCID 0000-0001-6686-7262

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 101253/A/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immersive virtual reality has become increasingly popular to improve the assessment and treatment of health problems. This rising popularity is likely to be facilitated by the availability of affordable headsets that deliver high quality immersive experiences. As many health problems are more prevalent in older adults, who are less technology experienced, it is important to know whether they are willing to use immersive virtual reality. In this study, we assessed the initial attitude towards head-mounted immersive virtual reality in 76 older adults who had never used virtual reality before. Furthermore, we assessed changes in attitude as well as self-reported cybersickness after a first exposure to immersive virtual reality relative to exposure to time-lapse videos. Attitudes towards immersive virtual reality changed from neutral to positive after a first exposure to immersive virtual reality, but not after exposure to time-lapse videos. Moreover, self-reported cybersickness was minimal and had no association with exposure to immersive virtual reality. These results imply that the contribution of VR applications to health in older adults will neither be hindered by negative attitudes nor by cybersickness.

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Virtual RealityAgedAged, 80 and overAttitudeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSelf EfficacySelf Report

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PMID30872760
PMCPMC6418153

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