Acceptance of a Virtual Reality Headset Designed for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

Mascret, Nicolas; Delbes, Lisa; Voron, Amélie; Temprado, Jean-Jacques; Montagne, Gilles

doi:10.2196/preprints.20691

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“…In the field of fall prevention in the elderly, the TAM has been recently used to study acceptance before use of an HMD device intended to prevent falls among the elderly (Mascret et al, 2020). The study highlighted that the intention to use an HMD was positively predicted by perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and perceived ease of use and that perceived usefulness of this HMD was negatively predicted by fall-related self-efficacy (i.e., the perceived level of confidence of an individual when performing daily activities without falling) and positively predicted by selfavoidance goals (i.e., having a physical activity to avoid physical regression).…”

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Validation of an immersive virtual reality device accepted by seniors that preserves the adaptive behavior produced in the real world

Delbes

Mascret

Goulon

et al. 2022

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Falls in the elderly are a major societal issue. Virtual reality appears as a relevant tool to propose gait training programs to prevent the occurrence of falls. The use of a head-mounted display allows overground walking during fully immersive virtual training sessions. Our long-term ambition is to develop gait training programs with a head-mounted display to propose enjoyable and personalized training content for the elderly. Before proposing these programs, several methodological precautions must be taken. The first concerns the supposed similarity of the adaptive behavior produced in the real world and in virtual reality. The second concerns the acceptance of the virtual reality device before and after use. Twenty older adults performed a locomotor pointing task in three conditions including a real-world condition, a virtual-world condition consisting in a replica of the real-world condition, and a virtual condition in which the locomotor pointing task was performed in a different context. From feet positions in relation to the position of a target, gait adaptability behavior was investigated. In line with previous studies, step adjustments (needed and produced) were investigated through a combination of inter-trial and trial-by-trial analyses. The results highlighted that participants adopted the same gait adaptability behavior whatever the type of environment (real vs. virtual). Gait analyses suggested the use of a generic control mechanism based on information-movement coupling. We also demonstrated that older adults accepted the virtual reality device before and after use. With these methodological locks removed, it is now possible to design training programs in virtual reality to prevent falls in the elderly.

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Validation of an immersive virtual reality device accepted by seniors that preserves the adaptive behavior produced in the real world

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Mascret

Goulon

et al. 2022

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Technology-Mediated Enrichment in Aged Care: Survey and Interview Study

Waycott¹,

Zhao²,

Kelly³

et al. 2022

JMIR Aging

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Background Digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR), humanoid robots, and digital companion pets have the potential to provide social and emotional enrichment for people living in aged care. However, there is currently limited knowledge about how technologies are being used to provide enrichment, what benefits they provide, and what challenges arise when deploying these technologies in aged care settings. Objective This study aims to investigate how digital technologies are being used for social and emotional enrichment in the Australian aged care industry and identify the benefits and challenges of using technology for enrichment in aged care. Methods A web-based survey (N=20) was distributed among people working in the Australian aged care sector. The survey collected information about the types of technologies being deployed and their perceived value. The survey was followed by semistructured interviews (N=12) with aged care workers and technology developers to investigate their experiences of deploying technologies with older adults living in aged care. Survey data were analyzed using summary descriptive statistics and categorizing open-ended text responses. Interview data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results The survey revealed that a range of commercial technologies, such as VR, tablet devices, and mobile phones, are being used in aged care to support social activities and provide entertainment. Respondents had differing views about the value of emerging technologies, such as VR, social robots, and robot pets, but were more united in their views about the value of videoconferencing. Interviews revealed 4 types of technology-mediated enrichment experiences: enhancing social engagement, virtually leaving the care home, reconnecting with personal interests, and providing entertainment and distraction. Our analysis identified 5 barriers: resource constraints, the need to select appropriate devices and apps, client challenges, limited staff and organizational support, and family resistance. Conclusions This study demonstrates that technologies can be used in aged care to create personally meaningful enrichment experiences for aged care clients. To maximize the effectiveness of technology-mediated enrichment, we argue that a person-centered care approach is crucial. Although enrichment experiences can be created using available technologies, they must be carefully selected and co-deployed with aged care clients. However, significant changes may be required within organizations to allow caregivers to facilitate individual technology-based activities for enrichment.

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Technology-Mediated Enrichment in Aged Care: Survey and Interview Study (Preprint)

Waycott,

Zhao,

Kelly

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND Digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR), humanoid robots, and digital companion pets have the potential to provide social and emotional enrichment for people living in aged care. However, there is currently limited knowledge about how technologies are being used to provide enrichment, what benefits they provide, and what challenges arise when deploying these technologies in aged care settings. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate how digital technologies are being used for social and emotional enrichment in the Australian aged care industry and identify the benefits and challenges of using technology for enrichment in aged care. METHODS A web-based survey (N=20) was distributed among people working in the Australian aged care sector. The survey collected information about the types of technologies being deployed and their perceived value. The survey was followed by semistructured interviews (N=12) with aged care workers and technology developers to investigate their experiences of deploying technologies with older adults living in aged care. Survey data were analyzed using summary descriptive statistics and categorizing open-ended text responses. Interview data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS The survey revealed that a range of commercial technologies, such as VR, tablet devices, and mobile phones, are being used in aged care to support social activities and provide entertainment. Respondents had differing views about the value of emerging technologies, such as VR, social robots, and robot pets, but were more united in their views about the value of videoconferencing. Interviews revealed 4 types of technology-mediated enrichment experiences: enhancing social engagement, virtually leaving the care home, reconnecting with personal interests, and providing entertainment and distraction. Our analysis identified 5 barriers: resource constraints, the need to select appropriate devices and apps, client challenges, limited staff and organizational support, and family resistance. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that technologies can be used in aged care to create personally meaningful enrichment experiences for aged care clients. To maximize the effectiveness of technology-mediated enrichment, we argue that a person-centered care approach is crucial. Although enrichment experiences can be created using available technologies, they must be carefully selected and co-deployed with aged care clients. However, significant changes may be required within organizations to allow caregivers to facilitate individual technology-based activities for enrichment.

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Acceptance of a Virtual Reality Headset Designed for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

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References 62 publications

Validation of an immersive virtual reality device accepted by seniors that preserves the adaptive behavior produced in the real world

Validation of an immersive virtual reality device accepted by seniors that preserves the adaptive behavior produced in the real world

Technology-Mediated Enrichment in Aged Care: Survey and Interview Study

Technology-Mediated Enrichment in Aged Care: Survey and Interview Study (Preprint)

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