Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents
IntroductionVirtual Reality (VR) is a tool that is increasingly used in the aging population. Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) are stereoscopic vision devices used for immersive VR. Cybersickness is sometimes reported after head-mounted display (HMD) VR exposure. Cybersickness severity and anxiety state...
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| author | Hajer Rmadi Pauline Maillot Romain Artico Edouard Baudouin Edouard Baudouin Sylvain Hanneton Gilles Dietrich Emmanuelle Duron Emmanuelle Duron |
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| description | IntroductionVirtual Reality (VR) is a tool that is increasingly used in the aging population. Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) are stereoscopic vision devices used for immersive VR. Cybersickness is sometimes reported after head-mounted display (HMD) VR exposure. Cybersickness severity and anxiety state reflect VR low tolerance. We aimed to evaluate HMD VR tolerance among older nursing home residents through cybersickness and anxiety state.MethodsA total of 36 participants were included in this preliminary study, 33 of whom (mean age: 89.33 ± 5.48) underwent three individual HMD VR sessions with three different contents. Cybersickness occurrence and severity were scored by the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) after each session. Anxiety state was assessed by the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y-A before and after each session. Anxiety trait (using State–Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y-B) was also evaluated before and after the experiment. In total, 92% (33/36) of patients completed all three sessions, of which 61% (20/33) did not report any cybersickness symptoms (SSQ = 0). Six participants reported significant cybersickness (defined by an SSQ score ⩾10) in at least one session.DiscussionOnly two participants stopped the study after the first exposure because of cybersickness. Age, cognitive function, anxiety trait, and well-being were not associated with cybersickness. The mean anxiety state decreased significantly from pre- to post-session. This immersive HMD VR experience was well tolerated among nursing home dwellers. Further larger studies in this population aiming to identify CS determinants are needed in order to use HMD VR on a standard basis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-740d78a5f1694228bbd96d320e3ae6fa2023-07-19T07:55:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-07-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.11634841163484Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residentsHajer Rmadi0Pauline Maillot1Romain Artico2Edouard Baudouin3Edouard Baudouin4Sylvain Hanneton5Gilles Dietrich6Emmanuelle Duron7Emmanuelle Duron8Institut des Sciences du Sport-Santé de Paris (URP3625 – I3SP), Université Paris Cité, Paris, FranceInstitut des Sciences du Sport-Santé de Paris (URP3625 – I3SP), Université Paris Cité, Paris, FranceLaboratoire Complexité, Innovations, Activités Motrices et Sportives (CIAMS, EA4532), Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, FranceInserm, CESP, Team MOODS, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FranceAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Geriatric, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, FranceInstitut des Sciences du Sport-Santé de Paris (URP3625 – I3SP), Université Paris Cité, Paris, FranceInstitut des Sciences du Sport-Santé de Paris (URP3625 – I3SP), Université Paris Cité, Paris, FranceInserm, CESP, Team MOODS, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FranceAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Geriatric, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, FranceIntroductionVirtual Reality (VR) is a tool that is increasingly used in the aging population. Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) are stereoscopic vision devices used for immersive VR. Cybersickness is sometimes reported after head-mounted display (HMD) VR exposure. Cybersickness severity and anxiety state reflect VR low tolerance. We aimed to evaluate HMD VR tolerance among older nursing home residents through cybersickness and anxiety state.MethodsA total of 36 participants were included in this preliminary study, 33 of whom (mean age: 89.33 ± 5.48) underwent three individual HMD VR sessions with three different contents. Cybersickness occurrence and severity were scored by the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) after each session. Anxiety state was assessed by the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y-A before and after each session. Anxiety trait (using State–Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y-B) was also evaluated before and after the experiment. In total, 92% (33/36) of patients completed all three sessions, of which 61% (20/33) did not report any cybersickness symptoms (SSQ = 0). Six participants reported significant cybersickness (defined by an SSQ score ⩾10) in at least one session.DiscussionOnly two participants stopped the study after the first exposure because of cybersickness. Age, cognitive function, anxiety trait, and well-being were not associated with cybersickness. The mean anxiety state decreased significantly from pre- to post-session. This immersive HMD VR experience was well tolerated among nursing home dwellers. Further larger studies in this population aiming to identify CS determinants are needed in order to use HMD VR on a standard basis.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1163484/fullolder adultsvirtual realitytolerancecybersicknessanxiety |
| spellingShingle | Hajer Rmadi Pauline Maillot Romain Artico Edouard Baudouin Edouard Baudouin Sylvain Hanneton Gilles Dietrich Emmanuelle Duron Emmanuelle Duron Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents Frontiers in Public Health older adults virtual reality tolerance cybersickness anxiety |
| title | Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents |
| title_full | Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents |
| title_fullStr | Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents |
| title_short | Tolerance of immersive head-mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents |
| title_sort | tolerance of immersive head mounted virtual reality among older nursing home residents |
| topic | older adults virtual reality tolerance cybersickness anxiety |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1163484/full |
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