(271) Attitudes of Older Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain towards Immersive Virtual Reality

Despite the proliferation of research on immersive virtual reality (IVR) technologies for older adults, comprehensive guidelines on designing immersive and engaging VR for older adults remain sparse. Therefore, we first compounded 67 guidelines based on published literature. Next, to empirically ground these design recommendations, we provided 37 older adults of diverse ages, education levels, and cognitive abilities with a first VR experience. Analyzing interviews with the 37 older adults via the Laddering method, we found that they generally reported positive experiences with their first VR exposure. With these deepened insights, we reflect on, nuance, and contextualize existing design guidelines, and formulate points to bear in mind when designing accessible and engaging VR experiences for older persons.

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Sarcopenia and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in 729 Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults With Multimorbidity

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association ◽

10.1016/j.jamda.2019.04.009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (10) ◽

pp. 1349-1350

Author(s):

Regina Wing Shan Sit ◽

Dexing Zhang ◽

Bo Wang ◽

Carmen Wong ◽

Benjamin Hon Kei Yip ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Chinese Older Adults

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Effects of aerobic exercise in the treatment of older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a protocol of a systematic review

Systematic Reviews ◽

10.1186/s13643-019-1165-7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Naiane Teixeira Bastos de Oliveira ◽

Irlei dos Santos ◽

Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto ◽

Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Older Adults ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Included Study ◽

Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Cochrane Central Register ◽

And Function

Abstract Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain affects the quality of life of older adults by interfering in their ability to perform activities of daily living. Aerobic exercise programs have been used in the treatment of various health conditions, including musculoskeletal disorders. However, there is still little evidence on the effects of aerobic exercise for the treatment of older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Thus, the objective of this study is to assess the effects of aerobic exercise in improving pain and function of older adults with chronic pain as a consequence of different chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Methods The databases to be used in the search are PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL). Randomized controlled trials that used aerobic exercise in the treatment of older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain will be included. Primary outcomes will be pain and function. We will use the PEDro scale to evaluate the methodological quality and statistical description of each included study, and the strength of the recommendations will be summarized using GRADE. Discussion The results of this systematic review will provide a synthesis of the current evidence on the effects of aerobic exercise in the treatment of older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain. In addition, this information can help health professionals in decision-making about the use of aerobic exercise in the treatment of older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Ethics and dissemination This systematic review was recorded prospectively, and the results will be part of a doctoral thesis to be published in a peer-reviewed international journal and possibly presented at international conferences. Systematic review registration PROSPERO, CRD42019118903.

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Occupational Performance and Satisfaction for Older Adults Utilizing Immersive Virtual Reality

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1016/j.apmr.2020.10.060 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 101 (12) ◽

pp. e145

Author(s):

Sara Benham

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Virtual Reality ◽

Immersive Virtual Reality ◽

Occupational Performance

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A comparison of immersive virtual reality with traditional neuropsychological measures in the assessment of executive functions

Acta Neuropsychiatrica ◽

10.1017/neu.2017.14 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 79-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sophie Melissa Clare Davison ◽

Catherine Deeprose ◽

Sylvia Terbeck

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Virtual Reality ◽

Real World ◽

Future Research ◽

Immersive Virtual Reality ◽

Neuropsychological Measures ◽

Seating Arrangement ◽

Age Related ◽

Initial Work ◽

Neuropsychological Tasks

ObjectiveThis study investigated immersive virtual reality (IVR), as a novel technique to test executive function of healthy younger and older adults. We predicted IVR tasks to have greater predictive power than traditional measures when assessing age-related cognitive functioning due to the real-world validity of the tasks.MethodsParticipants (n=40) completed the Stroop colour–word test and the trail-making test (TMT) as traditional and commonly used assessments of executive functioning. Participants then completed three IVR tasks; a seating arrangement task, an item location task (both set in a virtual chemistry lab), and a virtual parking simulator.ResultsYounger adults completed significantly more parking simulator levels (p<0.001), placed significantly more objects (p<0.001), and located significantly more items than older adults (p<0.01), demonstrating higher levels of performance. Significant correlations were found between performance on traditional neuropsychological measures and IVR measures. For example, Stroop CW performance significantly correlated with the number of parking simulator levels completed (τ=0.43, p<0.01). This suggests that IVR measures assess the same underlying cognitive constructs as traditional tasks. In addition, IVR measures contributed a significant percentage of the explained variance in age.ConclusionIVR measures (i.e. number of parking simulator levels completed and number of objects placed in the seating arrangement task) were found to be stronger contributors than existing traditional neuropsychological tasks in predicting age-related cognitive decline. Future research should investigate the implementation of these real-world-based tasks in clinical groups given this promising initial work.

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