Potential of augmented reality and virtual reality technologies to promote wellbeing in older adults

LN Lee, MJ Kim, WJ Hwang - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Older adults face significant loss and limitations in terms of mobility, cognitive ability, and
socialization. By using augmented reality and virtual reality technologies they have the …

Virtual and augmented reality applications to improve older adults' quality of life: A systematic mapping review and future directions

RS Baragash, H Aldowah, S Ghazal - Digital health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The use of virtual reality and augmented reality to improve older adults' quality of
life has rapidly increased in recent years. This systematic mapping review aimed to provide …

[HTML][HTML] The use of virtual and augmented reality by older adults: Potentials and challenges

A Seifert, A Schlomann - Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background The use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) promises many
benefits for older adults, such as promoting a healthy lifestyle with health-related gaming …

A scoping review of augmented/virtual reality health and wellbeing interventions for older adults: redefining immersive virtual reality

J Carroll, L Hopper, AM Farrelly… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies are regularly used in psychology
research to complement psychological interventions and to enable an individual to feel as if …

A mini-review of virtual reality-based interventions to promote well-being for people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment

NM D'Cunha, D Nguyen, N Naumovski, AJ McKune… - Gerontology, 2019 - karger.com
Assistive technology including virtual reality and augmented reality has gained interest as a
novel intervention in a range of clinical settings. This technology has the potential to provide …

Impact of virtual reality (VR) experience on older adults' well-being

CX Lin, C Lee, D Lally, JF Coughlin - Human Aspects of IT for the Aged …, 2018 - Springer
Aging often leads to decreased social engagement. While technology has the potential to
improve the quality of life among older adults, not much is known about effects of new …

A pilot study exploring age differences in presence, workload, and cybersickness in the experience of immersive virtual reality environments

AT Dilanchian, R Andringa, WR Boot - Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research is often focused on understanding barriers to the use and adoption of technology
to support older adults'(65+) instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), such as …

Virtual reality to promote wellbeing in persons with dementia: A scoping review

L Appel, S Ali, T Narag, K Mozeson… - … of rehabilitation and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Virtual Reality (VR) technologies have increasingly been considered potentially valuable
tools in dementia-related research and could serve as non-pharmacological therapy to …

Virtual reality among the elderly: a usefulness and acceptance study from Taiwan

S Syed-Abdul, S Malwade, AA Nursetyo, M Sood… - BMC geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background Virtual reality (VR) has several applications in the medical domain and also
generates a secure environment to carry out activities. Evaluation of the effectiveness of VR …

Applications analyses, challenges and development of augmented reality in education, industry, marketing, medicine, and entertainment

DC Villagran-Vizcarra, D Luviano-Cruz… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aims to develop systematic research about augmented reality (AR) problems,
challenges, and benefits in the current applications of five fields of interest. Articles were …