Stavropoulou Iliana, Sakellari Evanthia, Barbouni Anastasia, Notara Venetia
Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Exp Aging Res. 2025 Mar-Apr;51(2):162-189. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2024.2377438. Epub 2024 Jul 7.
Virtual reality devices have been widely used for the rehabilitation among older people with cognitive impairments. They enable the user to navigate in three-dimensional environments, which are constructed by a computer. Recent studies have been focused on the cognitive benefits of virtual reality for people with cognitive deficits. The current study aimed to investigate the overall impact of community-based virtual reality interventions in older adults with dementia and/or cognitive impairment.
A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct and Scopus databases were searched for the years 2010-2022.
Of the 245 articles 20 met the inclusion criteria. The results of the current systematic review indicated that virtual reality improved older adults' cognitive and motor skills and increased their positive emotions while minimizing less positive ones. However, there is insufficient data of its impact on their overall quality of life.
There is a need to implement and evaluate interventions that examine its impact not only on cognitive functioning, but also on other aspects of older people with cognitive deficits.
虚拟现实设备已广泛应用于认知障碍老年人的康复治疗。这些设备能让使用者在由计算机构建的三维环境中导航。近期研究聚焦于虚拟现实对认知缺陷人群的认知益处。本研究旨在调查基于社区的虚拟现实干预对患有痴呆症和/或认知障碍的老年人的总体影响。
根据PRISMA指南对文献进行系统综述。检索了2010年至2022年期间的谷歌学术、PubMed、科学Direct和Scopus数据库。
245篇文章中有20篇符合纳入标准。当前系统综述的结果表明，虚拟现实改善了老年人的认知和运动技能，增强了他们的积极情绪，同时减少了不太积极的情绪。然而，关于其对老年人总体生活质量影响的数据不足。
有必要实施并评估相关干预措施，这些措施不仅要考察其对认知功能的影响，还要考察其对认知缺陷老年人其他方面的影响。
