The Effectiveness of 3DVR Horticultural Therapy on Older Adults

National Taiwan Normal University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Physical Health

Mental Health

Treatments

Other: Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Horticultural Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04324203

201710HM006

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study intends to develop a 3DVR-based horticultural therapy intervention to explore the health effectiveness among older adults

Full description

Background: Institutionalized older adults have limited ability to engage in horticultural activities that can promote their physical and mental health.

Objective: This study explored the effects of a combination of three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) and horticultural therapy (HT) on institutionalized older adults' physical and mental health.

Methods: The study applied a quasi-experimental design. A total of 106 older adults from two long-term care facilities were recruited and assigned to the experimental (n = 59) or control (n = 47) group. The experimental participants received a nine-week intervention. Both groups completed three assessments: at baseline, after the intervention, and two months later. The outcome variables included health status, meaning in life, perceived mattering, loneliness, and depression.

Enrollment

106 patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

over 65 years old.
being a long-term resident of the selected LTCF
possessing the ability to understand verbal meanings
being able to freely operate a joystick.

Exclusion criteria

a history of severe psychiatric conditions, dementia, significant visual or hearing impairment, and/or current severe illnesses such as stroke or Parkinson's disease.