Barriers and facilitators to implementing immersive virtual reality in long-term care settings: an interdisciplinary partnership study exploring staff perspectives
VR adoption appears to be linked to alignment between compatibility, ease-of-use, facilitating conditions, and social support. Person-centred delivery and organizational support may enable consistent use and enhance residents' relaxation, positive affect and progressive engagement, relevant to pain care. Findings offer a practical roadmap for integrating VR as a low-burden intervention, while highlighting areas needing further attention to promote sustainable implementation.
Authors
- Stephanie Glegg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-6983)
- Alexandra Ribon‐Demars (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4432-984X)
- Anouk Lamontagne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-9063)
- Olivier Dubé
- Charles Sèbiyo Batcho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1069-8556)
- Bassam Khoury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6120-2173)
- Maude Laberge
- Josiane Bissonnette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2947-0087)
- Isabel Sadowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-4477)
- S. Marchand
- Diane Tapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-0141)
- Mael Gagnon-Mailhot
- Harmehr Sekhon
- Elisabeth Thibaudeau
- Carol Hudon
- Martine Bordeleau
- Charles Goyette
- Antoine Rheault
- Martin Lepage
- Guillaume Léonard
- Pierre Rainville
- Gbeada Josiane Seu
- Gabriel Tremblay
Institutions
- Council of Independent Colleges (US)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Edwards (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CA)
- University of Saint Mary (US)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CA)
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (SN)
- Université Laval (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1734386
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Mitacs
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada