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Effects of semi-immersive virtual reality exercise on the quality of life of community-dwelling older adults: Three-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of virtual reality technology on negative emotions in the elderly: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Borders of physical self in virtual reality: a systematic review of virtual hand position discrepancy detection.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A home-based VR exercise for improving depression and quality of life after heart surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Mixed Reality-Based Physical Therapy in Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- The association between physical exercise and health care seeking behavior in older adults: the mediating role of self-perceived health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Community-based multisensory environments as preventive public health interventions for mental well-being in older adults: evidence from a large-scale study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Reimagining Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Virtual Reality on Cognitive, Physical, and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults.Journal of mid-life healthReview
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of semi-immersive virtual reality (VR)-based exercise on the quality of life of older adults. Methods: It used a randomized controlled trial design. Older adults (mean age: 72.16 ± 4.9 years) were randomly assigned to experimental ( Results: Generalized estimating equation analyses indicated that the experimental group exhibited significant post-intervention improvements in quality of life in terms of sensory ability, autonomy, social participation/isolation, death and dying domain, and overall quality of life scores. However, none of these significant effects were maintained 3 months after exercise intervention cessation. Conclusions: Semi-immersive VR exercise may be a feasible strategy toward enhancing the quality of life of older adults. However, the participants' quality of life was not maintained upon exercise cessation, indicating that older adults need to be encouraged to exercise regularly to maintain a good quality of life. VR may need to be combined with other modes of intervention in the future to facilitate long-term quality-of-life improvement in older adults.
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