在认知衰退和反应性行为患者中探索定制的虚拟环境:在长期护理设施 (iEMBRACE) 中进行概念验证和可行性研究的协议
Susanna Pardini1, Lorenzo Gios2,3, Marco Dianti2
1Digital Health Research, Centre for Digital Health and Well-being, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy spardini@fbk.eu.
BMJ open
|December 8, 2025
概括
这项试点研究探讨了定制的沉浸式虚拟现实环境 (iVRe) 作为一种非药物干预措施,以减少痴呆症患者的反应行为. 研究结果将为开发创新的痴呆症护理策略提供信息.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 人与计算机的交互
背景情况:
- 全球65岁以上的人口正在增加,导致认知障碍和痴呆症诊断的增加.
- 痴呆症的行为和心理症状 (BPSD) 显著影响患者,护理人员和医疗保健提供者,往往导致不理想的干预措施.
- 越来越需要创新的非药物干预措施来有效管理BPSD.
研究的目的:
- 研究定制的沉浸式虚拟现实环境 (iVRe) 的可行性和可接受性,以减少痴呆症患者的响应性行为.
- 评估 iVRe 在改善情绪状态和减少这一群体焦虑的潜力.
- 评估iRe干预措施在痴呆症护理环境中的安全性和用户参与度.
主要方法:
- 一个纵向的混合方法设计,涉及20名来自长期护理机构的认知障碍的老年参与者.
- 参与者体验了三个定制的VR会议,实时调整视觉和听觉偏好.
- 通过标准化问卷,观察工具和临床记录收集的数据,包括对认知功能,神经精神症状,兴奋,疼痛和焦虑的测量.
主要成果:
- 该部分不在提供的摘要中,因为该研究可能正在进行或处于早期阶段.
- 摘要侧重于研究的意图和方法,而不是展示结果.
- 需要进一步的研究来确定IVRe在治疗BPSD中的有效性.
结论:
- 定制的沉浸式虚拟现实环境 (iVRe) 显示出作为一种新的非药物方法来管理痴呆症的响应性行为.
- 这项试点研究的结果将指导未来对基于VR的痴呆症护理干预措施的研究.
- 该研究强调了个性化和引人入胜的治疗策略在改善痴呆症患者生活质量的重要性.
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