Rendever's virtual reality platform gives seniors, residents of senior living communities, and care organization members the ability to enjoy life again.
I’ve been able to take a resident skydiving for the first time and allow another to revisit their childhood home while their brother was visiting and share in their past stories of sneaking out of their upstairs windows to visit their girlfriend and now wife, the possibilities to create ...
Virtual Reality can get the elderly in nursing homes to be happier about exercising. A new research project from Aalborg University shows that the technology motivates older people in nursing homes to get moving. One of the major problems innursing homesis that manyolder peopledo not move enough...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Pompano Beach, Fla. The senior community is in partnership with Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab on a study to see how older adults respond to virtual reality and whether it can improve their sense of wellbeing. Credit: AP Photo...
The article offers information on the impacts of the virtual reality on the health outcomes for older adults. Topics discussed include information on the effects of loneliness on health causing higher risk of heart disease, stroke, and death; impacts of virtual reality technology in reducing risk ...
Today immersive environments such as Virtual Reality (VR) offer new opportunities for serious gaming in exercise therapy and psychoeducation. Chronic back pain (CBP) patients could benefit from exergames in VR. The requirements in older CBP patients for a VR pain therapy have not yet been determin...
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In recent years, the use of virtual reality (VR) as a complementary intervention in treating cognitive impairment has significantly increased. VR applications based on instrumental activities of daily living (iADL-VR) could offer a promising approach with greater ecological validity for intervention in...
Virtual reality with social interaction can boost social engagement, cognitive skills, engagement, and emotional well-being in the elderly. Studies indicate that virtual reality can foster a 3D setting with a pronounced presence, contributing to resolving the social deficit experienced by seniors in dig...
As well as encouraging continued participation through these advantages, virtual reality leisure activities are also an effective way to get physical exercise, aiding the promotion of physical health among the elderly. However, the elderly are often not willing to accept new technology, sometimes ...