Expectations of a virtual reality program for older adults with dementia in hospitals: Perspectives of patient partners, families, staff, and care leaders
This study explored multiple partners' needs and priorities on a VR program in hospitals, emphasizing the pivotal role of multipartner collaboration and supportive care environment essential for delivering a person-centred VR experience. Future studies are recommended to further the investigation by deploying and evaluating a person-centred VR program for patients with dementia in hospital settings through collaboration with multiple partners.
Authors
- Julia Nolte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-6553)
- Jim Mann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7048-7844)
- Lily Haopu Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0969-0980)
- Jennifer Boger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-151X)
- Yaqian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0897-0725)
- Angelica Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9288-0380)
- Ho Pui Catherine Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-4361)
- Christine Wallsworth
- W. Ben Mortenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0183-6163)
- Lily Wong
- Lillian Hung
- Sena Kholmatov
- Kennedy Schaffner
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Dementia UK (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251382099
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00