3D构建的虚拟北极环境通过与老年人的联系增加了活力
Davide Clemente1, Luciano Romano2, Claudia Russo2
1Department of Human Science, Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy. dott.davideclemente@gmail.com.
Scientific reports
|October 8, 2024
概括
虚拟现实自然环境可以提高老年人的幸福感. 暴露在一个虚拟的北极环境中增加了连接和活力,而不是在养老院的城市环境中.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 虚拟现实 虚拟现实 虚拟现实
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 预期寿命的增加导致更多的老年人进入长期护理机构.
- 制度化可以减少社会联系和活力,影响心理健康.
- 虚拟现实对幸福感的潜在好处已被注意到,但尚未在老年人群中专门研究.
研究的目的:
- 研究虚拟现实环境对老年人连接和活力的影响.
- 为了比较虚拟北极环境与虚拟城市环境的影响.
- 通过连接来检查虚拟环境暴露对活力的间接影响.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及53名在养老院或医疗保健住所的老年人的研究.
- 参与者被暴露在3D虚拟北极或3D虚拟城市环境中.
- 虚拟现实场景包括第一人称视角,现场旋转.
主要成果:
- 与虚拟城市环境相比,接触虚拟北极环境导致了更高的连接水平.
- 增强的连接度调解了对活力的积极影响.
- 虚拟的北极环境通过更好的连接来间接增强活力.
结论:
- 虚拟自然环境对改善老年人在护理设施中的幸福感充满希望.
- 虚拟现实可以成为一种工具,以加强社会联系和制度化的老年人群的活力.
- 采用虚拟自然体验可以减轻长期护理的负面心理物理影响.
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