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Virtual Reality for Mental Well-being in Older People With Physical Disabilities
Sponsor: Tung Wah College
Summary
Older adults living with physical disabilities in residential care homes are at elevated risk for depression and loneliness, which negatively impacts their quality of life. Immersive virtual reality is an evolving modality that engages older adults in therapeutically oriented activities to address these mental health challenges. This study evaluated the effects of a nurse-led multi-disciplinary therapeutic immersive virtual reality programme, incorporating natural scenes, tourism, and reminiscence, on mental health outcomes. Simultaneously evaluating effectiveness and implementation demonstrates whether the program functions across diverse residential settings and how it can be sustained long-term. This approach delivers multi-level benefits: residents experience improved mood, well-being, and social support; care homes acquire an adaptable, engaging activity tailored to mobility and sensory limitations; and policymakers receive the practical guidance required to scale and maintain this evidence-based geriatric mental health intervention.
Official title: The Effects of Therapeutic Virtual Reality Experience to Promote Mental Well-being in Older People Living With Physical Disabilities in Long-term Care Facilities
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
216
Start Date
2024-02-15
Completion Date
2025-05-14
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Virtual reality experience
The VR experience is launched on the participants using all-in-one VR head-mount devices. Tablet computers are used to optimize the settings by the intervention facilitators. Each session lasts for approximately one hour with 10 minutes spent on the briefing, 20 minutes spent on the VR experience, and 30 minutes spent on the post-VR group discussion. There are two sessions per week. The whole course lasts for six weeks and there are a total of 12 sessions.
Locations (1)
Tung Wah College
Hong Kong, Hong Kong