Efficacy of An Immersive Nature-based Virtual Reality Program on Depression, Emotional Health, and Qualityof-Life among Care Facility Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and its Related Dementias (ADRD)

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

American journal of health behavior Pub Date : 2023-11-11 DOI:10.5993/ajhb.47.5.18

Junhyoung Kim, Yongseop Kim, Jungjoo Lee, Seokmin Oh, Marcia Ory

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Abstract

Objectives: Research demonstrates the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) based interventions in enhancing the physical, mental, and cognitive functioning of older adults. Yet, little research has investigated the effects of an immersive nature-based VR (INVR) program on the mental health and quality-of-life of older people living with dementia (PLWD) who reside in memory care unit facilities. In this study, we tested the effects of an INVR program on depression, emotional health, and quality-of-life among older PLWD. Methods: Employing a 5-week randomized clinical trial, INVR group participants (N=16) participated in a total of 10 nature-based sessions lasting 30-40 minutes while the control group (N=16) received usual care. We conducted a pretest-posttest analysis to investigate changes in 3 outcome variables after participation in the INVR program. Results: Overall, the INVR intervention group reported lower depression scores and higher emotional health and quality-of-life scores than the control group. Conclusion: This finding suggests that participation in an INVR program can be effective in reducing depressive symptoms and promoting emotional health and quality-of-life among the older PLWD.

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基于大自然的沉浸式虚拟现实项目对阿尔茨海默病（AD）及其相关痴呆症（ADRD）护理机构住院患者的抑郁、情绪健康和生活质量的影响

目的：研究表明，基于虚拟现实（VR）的干预措施能够有效提高老年人的身体、精神和认知功能。然而，很少有研究调查了基于自然的沉浸式虚拟现实（INVR）项目对居住在记忆护理机构的老年痴呆症患者（PLWD）的心理健康和生活质量的影响。在本研究中，我们测试了 INVR 程序对老年失智症患者的抑郁、情绪健康和生活质量的影响。研究方法采用为期 5 周的随机临床试验，INVR 组参与者（16 人）参加了总计 10 次、每次 30-40 分钟的自然课程，而对照组（16 人）则接受常规护理。我们进行了前测-后测分析，以研究参加 INVR 计划后 3 个结果变量的变化。结果显示总体而言，与对照组相比，INVR 干预组的抑郁评分较低，情绪健康和生活质量评分较高。结论这一结果表明，参加 INVR 计划可以有效减少老年 PLWD 的抑郁症状，促进情绪健康和生活质量。

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