Explore the Effects of Virtual Reality Natural Environment of Older People

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-07

Study Completion Date

2024-07-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual natural environment interventions on attention and mood among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. It was hypothesized that virtual reality combined with natural environments will improve attention to varying degrees and produce mood and physiological health outcomes in the elderly. This will be assessed by comparing the effects of virtual natural interventions with actual urban and natural interventions. Participants will randomly assign to virtual nature, actual nature, or actual urban group for a single 20-minute environmental session.

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Detailed Description

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This study will examine the effect of virtual natural environment intervention on attention and mood among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. This consist 3 parallel groups and 2 assessment periods. Participants in communities will be randomly assigned to virtual nature, actual nature, or actual urban group for a single 20-minute environmental session. Data will be collected at baseline and after intervention. This study recruits older adults from community locations in Taipei, Taiwan. Since no similar studies have been conducted before, the medium effect size 0. 25 is assumed, using the F-test analysis of variance, α = 0.05, power = 0.80, calculated the required total of 120 participants. Data is collected using mood and restorative questionnaires, attention tests, and a digital heart variability device. Statistical analyses will be performed using generalized estimating equations.

Conditions

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Older People

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

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Study Groups

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Virtual nature group: virtual reality experience of nature environment

virtual reality experience of nature environment; Participants watched a 20-minute video of a virtual natural environment filmed by researchers.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group: Virtual nature group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will experience the virtual reality natural environment by the researcher for 20 minutes.The 360-degree panoramic natural environment scenes were from a natural park in Taipei City.Considering the elderly user experience, this study utilized standalone immersive virtual reality headset. Once wearing the goggles in a comfortable seated position, participants engaged in a 20-minute virtual reality environment experience.

Actual urban group: actual experience of city

actual experience of city; participants in the group engage in 20 minutes of seated meditation in a safe urban area.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control group: Actual urban group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will sit still for 20 minutes in a city environment.The urban environment is selected within the community's urban landscape.

Actual nature group: Actual experience of nature environment

actual natural environment; participants in this group engage in 20 minutes of seated meditation in a natural park.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group: Actual nature group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will go to the park and sit still for 20 minutes.The natural environment site is the same as the video scenes used in the virtual natural environment intervention, located in a natural park in Taipei City.

Interventions

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Experimental group: Actual nature group

Participants will go to the park and sit still for 20 minutes.The natural environment site is the same as the video scenes used in the virtual natural environment intervention, located in a natural park in Taipei City.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Experimental group: Virtual nature group

Participants will experience the virtual reality natural environment by the researcher for 20 minutes.The 360-degree panoramic natural environment scenes were from a natural park in Taipei City.Considering the elderly user experience, this study utilized standalone immersive virtual reality headset. Once wearing the goggles in a comfortable seated position, participants engaged in a 20-minute virtual reality environment experience.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control group: Actual urban group

Participants will sit still for 20 minutes in a city environment.The urban environment is selected within the community's urban landscape.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 65 years and older
2. Cognitive function is normal (SPMSQ \>8)(The SPMSQ test was performed before the intervention to screen the cognitive function of the subjects).
3. The subjects can communicate in Chinese or Taiwanese.