| Autor: |
Munira Sultana, Karen Campbell, Morgan Jennings, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Joseph. B. Orange, Jill Knowlton, Armin St. George, Dianne Bryant |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| DOI: |
10.21203/rs.3.rs-16210/v3 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) worsens as dementia progresses, intensifies caregiver distress and consequent institutionalization. We wanted to evaluate feasibility of Virtual Reality (VR) as non-pharmacologic intervention for BPSD in a long-term care home. METHODS: A single site (Henley Place at London, Ontario) case series with a convenience sample (24 older adult residents with moderate to severe dementia). Intervention was 30 minutes of VR experience with Broomx©, five days a week for two weeks. RESULTS: Implementing VR experience was possible at Henley Place (recruitment rate=40%, the adherence rate=21%, and the attrition=0%) and participants could tolerate it. No adverse events and one-to-one staff use were recorded during the intervention period. CONCLUSION: VR experience can be implemented in a care home. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was not registered as clinical trial. We obtained ethics approval from ADVARRA Canada Ethics Board before recruiting participants for the study. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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