Virtual Reality Therapy for Depression and Mood in Long-Term Care Facilities
Abstract
:1. Overview
2. Place Attachment in LTCFs
3. Depression in LTCFs
3.1. Causation and Neural Mechanisms of Depression in LTCFs
3.2. Implications of Depression in LTCFs
4. VR’s Effect on Depression and Mood in Older People
5. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Participants | VR Experience | Study Design | Findings | Source |
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RACF residents: 13 total (9 females and 4 males); 66–93 years old. | Smartphone-based VR experience with relaxing videos (e.g., nature). | All participants exposed once to the VR experience. Measurements taken before and after. | ↓ total apathy ↑ facial expression, eye contact, physical engagement, verbal tone, verbal expression. | Brimelow et al., 2020 [62] |
Members of 19 community centers: 236 total (180 females and 56 males); 60+ years old. | VR cognitive stimulation experience: virtual tour of Hong Kong’s famous sites. | Trial group exposed once to the VR experience. Control group exposed to paper-and-pencil cognitive stimulation activity. | ↑ total positive affect (e.g., interested, excited, strong, alert, determined) ↓ total negative affect (e.g., distressed, upset, guilty, hostile). | Chan et al., 2020 [57] |
RACF residents: 10 total (8 females and 2 males); 75–94 years old. | VR immersive biking experience: included both a video and a stationary pedal system to follow along. | Trial group exposed once to the VR experience. Control group exposed to a standard occupational therapy activity. | No significant measured changes in mood or apathy. Subjective experience: most participants enjoyed the scenery and reminisced about previous biking memories. | D’Cunha et al., 2020 [64] |
University Aging Center patients: 60 total (46 females and 14 males); 60–94 years old. | Headset-based VR experience with nine apps, each involving high, low, or very low intensity movement. | Trial group exposed to biweekly VR experiences for 6 weeks. Control group received no intervention. | ↑ happiness Greater EQ-5D improvement after VR therapy than in controls | Barsasella et al., 2020 [60] |
Daycare center users: 43 total (34 females and 9 males); 67–87 years old | VR cognitive stimulation experience: increasingly complex attention, memory, and executive tasks in a virtual city environment. | Trial group exposed to biweekly VR experiences for 6 weeks. Control group exposed to weekly paper-and-pencil cognitive stimulation for 6 weeks. | ↑ general, visual memory ↑ attention | Gamito et al., 2020 [61] |
Senior University participants: 18 total (14 females and 4 males); 58–79 years old | Two natural virtual environment (VE) experiences: (1) joy-inducing VE; (2) relaxation-inducing VE. | All participants exposed to one or both VEs; one to three total exposures. Measurements taken before and after. | For both VEs: ↑ joy, relaxation ↓ sadness, anxiety | Banos et al., 2012 [59] |
Pensioners residing at home: 14 total (8 females and 6 males); 66–84 years old | Headset-based VR forest walk experience with embedded mini-games. | All participants exposed once to the VR experience. Measurements taken before and after. | ↑ total positive affect | Graf et al., 2020 [58] |
RACF residents: 17 total (10 females and 7 males); 72–95 years old | Headset-based VR wandering experience based on Google Street View. | All participants exposed twice to the VR experience. Measurements taken before and after. | Correlation between ↓ apathy (after VR exposure) and ↑ semantic fluency | Saredakis et al., 2020 [63] |
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Zhai, K.; Dilawar, A.; Yousef, M.S.; Holroyd, S.; El-Hammali, H.; Abdelmonem, M. Virtual Reality Therapy for Depression and Mood in Long-Term Care Facilities. Geriatrics 2021, 6, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6020058
Zhai K, Dilawar A, Yousef MS, Holroyd S, El-Hammali H, Abdelmonem M. Virtual Reality Therapy for Depression and Mood in Long-Term Care Facilities. Geriatrics. 2021; 6(2):58. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6020058
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhai, Kevin, Azwa Dilawar, Mohammad S. Yousef, Sean Holroyd, Haithem El-Hammali, and Marwa Abdelmonem. 2021. "Virtual Reality Therapy for Depression and Mood in Long-Term Care Facilities" Geriatrics 6, no. 2: 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6020058
APA StyleZhai, K., Dilawar, A., Yousef, M. S., Holroyd, S., El-Hammali, H., & Abdelmonem, M. (2021). Virtual Reality Therapy for Depression and Mood in Long-Term Care Facilities. Geriatrics, 6(2), 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6020058