为患有痴呆症的人及其照顾者开发一个双向沉浸式虚拟环境技术干预:多相用户中心设计研究
Elizabeth A Rochon1, Ayush Thacker2, Mirelle Phillips3
1Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
JMIR aging
|May 21, 2025
概括
这项研究开发了一种以用户为中心的沉浸式虚拟环境技术 (IVET) 干预,用于痴呆症患者及其照顾者. 该原型"TEND岛",优先考虑安全性,可用性和参与,以改善福祉.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 人与计算机的交互
- 心理社会干预 心理社会干预
背景情况:
- 痴呆症患者和照顾者面临着重大的情绪健康挑战.
- 分享愉快的活动对于痴呆症照顾者双人团的福祉至关重要.
- 沉浸式虚拟环境技术 (IVET) 在这个人群中显示出人工感官体验的前景.
研究的目的:
- 开发一项初步的IVET干预措施,用于与痴呆症患者生活的人的心理健康.
- 确定基于技术的痴呆症干预措施的设计考虑因素和用户偏好.
- 确保新兴的IVET用于痴呆症护理的安全性和可用性.
主要方法:
- 与临床医生,护理人员和患有痴呆症的人进行了5轮焦点小组,以评估安全性和可用性.
- 基于焦点组反开发了一个原型的IVET干预.
- 参与了9个护理人员和患有痴呆症的人在贝塔测试研讨会中进行改进.
主要成果:
- 焦点小组强调了灵活设计的必要性,考虑双需求,以及适应疾病/老龄化挑战.
- 研讨会显示,需要通过反增加用户支持,并增加视觉/听觉反的多样性.
- 用户反指导了IVET原型的改进,以提高参与度.
结论:
- 使用以用户为中心的方法开发了一个原型的IVET干预,即TEND岛.
- 该原型包括特定的设计特征,以提高痴呆症患者及其照顾者的安全性,可用性和参与度.
- 建议对TEND岛干预措施进行进一步的可行性测试.
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