—— Case Study
NeuronsVR: Feasibility Study of Virtual Reality Therapy For People Living With Dementia During Acute Hospital Admission
Amy Montgomery, Judeil Krlan Teus, Olivia Paulik, Peter Smerdely , Cherie Barton , Maria Rios Lopez, Heidi Hoi Ying Hui,
Affiliations
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia; University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. (amy.montgomery@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (judeilkrlan.teus@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (olivia.paulik@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (peter.smerdely@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (cherie.barton@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (maria.rioslopez@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (heidihoiying.hui@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. (carolyn.pieri@health.nsw.gov.au)
St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia; University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. (gemma.mcerlean@health.nsw.gov.au)
Overview
Virtual reality (VR) therapy is a potential non-pharmacological approach to minimise distress for people with dementia who are hospitalised. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of the NeuronsVR headset for people with dementia who are hospitalised.
Declaration of competing interest: This study is part funded by NeuronsVR, the developer and supplier of the VR Headsets. This money funded the employment of a Research Assistant to deliver the intervention. NeuronsVR had no part in designing the study and was not involved in the conduct or analysis of the study. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.
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