Virtual Reality for Therapeutic Recreation in Dementia Hospice Care: A Feasibility Study
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Objectives: To explore acceptability, tolerability, and subjective experience of virtual reality (VR) as therapeutic recreation for hospice patients living with dementia (hPLWD). Design: Descriptive study setting. Community Hospice Agency Participants: A convenience sample of n = 25 hPLWD cared for by a local hospice agency. Intervention: Participants viewed a beach scene using VR headset for ≤30 minutes. Measurements: Tolerability was measured with Pain Assessment IN Advanced Dementia (PAINAD)scores at baseline, every 5 minutes during VR use, and 5 minutes after headset removal. Additionally, follow-up phone calls to caregivers several hours after the intervention were performed to inquire regarding any noted adverse effect after the intervention. The subjective experience was measured with qualitative semistructured interviews with the hPLWD regarding enjoyment for the VR. Descriptive statistics were performed on all collected data. Results: The VR was stopped early in 2 of the participants due to a ≥2-point increase in PAINAD score. Baseline behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) were reported to have worsened in 2 (8%) of the participants at follow-up. There was no significant difference between dementia type and usage time or dementia severity and usage time. Of the 25 participants, 14 (56%) reported enjoying VR and 12 (48%) would do it again. Conclusion: Virtual reality use was generally safe and enjoyable in hPLWD. Virtual reality can provide meaningful activity and enhance quality of life for hPLWD at the end of life. In the future, VR may be a useful intervention for BPSD in hPLWD.
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- Authors
- Ferguson, C., Shade, M. Y., Blaskewicz Boron, J., Lyden, E., & Manley, N. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, USA
- Hillcrest Home Care and Hospice, Bellevue, NE, USA
- Corresponding author
- Manley, Natalie A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-01-24
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 809-815
- ISSN
- 1049-9091 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2715
- OpenAlex
- W3001804575
- Cited by
- 57
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 5.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DigitalCommons@UNMC (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Virtual Reality Headset donated to UNMC by Lenovo
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- virtual reality, therapeutic recreation, dementia, hospice care, end-of-life care, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, PAINAD, tolerability, acceptability, quality of life, beach scene
- MeSH terms
- Virtual Reality, Dementia, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Quality of Life, Recreation, Hospice Care
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