Testing the Feasibility of Virtual Reality With Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments and Their Family Members Who Live at a Distance

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Authors

Tamara D. Afifi · University of California, Santa Barbara

Nancy L. Collins · University of California, Santa Barbara

Kyle Rand

Ken Fujiwara · National Chung Cheng University

Allison P. Mazur · University of California, Santa Barbara

Christopher D. Otmar · University of California, Santa Barbara

Norah E. Dunbar · University of California, Santa Barbara

Abstract

Combining networking and livestreaming features in a single VR platform can allow older adults in senior living communities to still travel, relive their past, and engage fully with life <i>with</i> their family members, despite geographical separation and physical and cognitive challenges.

Topics & Keywords

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Aging and Gerontology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Innovation in Aging

Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. igab014-igab014

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab014

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