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ArticleInnovation in aging2021

Testing the Feasibility of Virtual Reality With Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments and Their Family Members Who Live at a Distance.

Tamara Afifi, Nancy L Collins, Kyle Rand, Ken Fujiwara, Allison Mazur, Chris Otmar, Norah E Dunbar, Kathryn Harrison, Rebecca Logsdon

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Article in Innovation in aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Tamara AfifiDepartment of Communication, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
Nancy L CollinsDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
Kyle RandRendever, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ken FujiwaraDepartment of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.
Allison MazurDepartment of Communication, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
Chris OtmarDepartment of Communication, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
Norah E DunbarDepartment of Communication, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
Kathryn HarrisonCorporate Applications, Blizzard Entertainment, Irvine, California, USA.
Rebecca LogsdonDepartment of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Funding

Testing the feasibility of Rendever with older adults with cognitive impairments and their adult children.R41AG063640 · NIA · RENDEVER, INC. · PI AFIFI, TAMARA DAWN, COLLINS, NANCY LEE · 2019 to 2019
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NIA NIH HHS R41 AG063640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThis study tests the feasibility of using virtual reality (VR) with older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild-to-moderate dementia with a family member who lives at a distance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methods21 residents in a senior living community and a family member (who participated in the VR with the older adult from a distance) engaged in a baseline telephone call, followed by 3 weekly VR sessions.

resultsResidents and family members alike found the VR safe, extremely enjoyable, and easy to use. The VR was also acceptable and highly satisfying for residents with MCI and dementia. Human and automated coding revealed that residents were more conversationally and behaviorally engaged with their family member in the VR sessions compared to the baseline telephone call and in the VR sessions that used reminiscence therapy. The results also illustrate the importance of using multiple methods to assess engagement. Residents with dementia reported greater immersion in the VR than residents with MCI. However, the automated coding indicated that residents with MCI were more kinesically engaged while using the VR than residents with dementia. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Combining networking and livestreaming features in a single VR platform can allow older adults in senior living communities to still travel, relive their past, and engage fully with life

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DementiaFamily relationshipsLivestreamingNetworkingVirtual reality

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PMID34632105
PMCPMC8494141

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