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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering

Virtual reality and well-being in older adults: Results from a pilot implementation of virtual reality in long-term care.

Ferzana Chaze, Leigh Hayden, Andrea Azevedo, Ashwin Kamath, Destanee Bucko, Yara Kashlan, Mireille Dube, Jacqueline De Paula, Alexandra Jackson, Christianne Reyna and 2 more

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ferzana ChazeFaculty of Applied Health and Community Studies, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5335-9346
Leigh HaydenCentre for Elder Research, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-7686
Andrea AzevedoSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Ashwin KamathSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-9222
Destanee BuckoSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Yara KashlanSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Mireille DubeSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Jacqueline De PaulaSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Alexandra JacksonCentre for Elder Research, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Christianne ReynaSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Kate DupuisFaculty of Applied Health and Community Studies, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Lia TsotsosCentre for Elder Research, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis paper describes the findings of a pilot implementation project that explored the potential of virtual reality (VR) technology in recreational programming to support the well-being of older adults in long-term care (LTC) homes.

methods32 Adults in four LTC homes participated in a pilot implementation project where they viewed VR experiences of popular locations in Canada created especially for this project. Data in this paper are based on multiple viewing experiences (

resultsVR appeared to be an effective distraction from pain for the participants. Participants of this study found the VR experiences to be enjoyable and were relaxed and happy while viewing them. Most participants were attentive or focused while viewing the VR experiences, and the experiences were found to be a source of reminiscence for some of the participants. Participants related well to others around them during a majority of the experiences and the VR experiences were a point of conversation between the staff and the participants.

conclusionThe findings from this pilot implementation reveal that VR shows potential to enhance the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being of older adults living in LTC, including those living with cognitive impairment.

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Aginglong-term care homesolder adultsvirtual realitywell-being

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PMID35154808
PMCPMC8832624

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