Virtual Reality Effect in Geriatric Individuals

Selcuk University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Depression

Pain

Treatments

Other: virtual reality game

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04268589

OGUU

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to determine the effect of a virtual reality experience on pain, depression and functional adequacy in geriatric individuals living in a nursing home.

A virtual reality video with dance moves has been applied to the experimental group participants. Each video takes 3 minutes, and the elderly person has been put into practice at least 30 minutes after having breakfast in 3-minute periods and at least 30 minutes after dinner. In the morning and evening, 15 minutes, 2 times a day, a total of 9 days were applied for 3 weeks. The application lasted a total of 3 weeks. Scales were applied 1 week after the virtual reality application was completed and 1 month after the experimental group. The scales were filled in the control group at the same time.

Full description

It is recommended that the future studies be conducted with larger samples on pain, depression, life quality and functionality.

Enrollment

14 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65 to 75 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Suffering from musculoskeletal pain in the last 3 years,
Being energetic (Being independent in the daily life activities),
Being able to stand up without help before 30 seconds and walk at least six meters without help,
Individuals with blood sugar ranging between 90-200 mg/dl prior to the application,
Individuals with blood pressure ranging between 130-70 mm/Hg prior to the application,
Not having neurological and psychiatric diseases,
No history of fall,
Being literate,
Not being visually-hearing impaired,
Being able to communicate verbally.