Virtual Reality Mental Health Interventions in Geriatric Care for Functional or Well-being Enhancement - A Scoping Review.
| Autor: | Li Y, Muschalla B |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Die Rehabilitation [Rehabilitation (Stuttg)] 2024 Aug; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 209-219. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 17. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/a-2316-6541 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: It has become common to use Virtual Reality (VR) for mental health interventions; however, its use in care of the elederly is limited, especially regarding mood and well-being. In this review, we summarize the results of current VR-based mental health interventions for this population. Methods: Peer-reviewed journal articles on immersive VR mental health intervention in seniors, published until 2022, were included. Results: There were 2697 results found in the database search, of which 40 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Most studies did not use an experimental design with randomized controlled trials and follow-up sessions. Function-oriented and entertainment-oriented intervention studies were categorized. VR-based geriatric mental interventions have grown rapidly since 2018, especially the number of interventions that promote wellbeing. The function-oriented interventions used active interactions with varied devices. Entertainment-oriented interaction was primarily passive, seldomly using hand controllers for moving activities. Generally, VR interventions improved the mental health of older adults. Conclusion: Geriatric rehabilitation can benefit from this innovative technology to maintain cognitive functions and to improve the well-being of seniors. They have potential for use in aging care and in retirement homes. Future VR interventions may also involve promoting social interaction to combat loneliness among seniors. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. (The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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