Playing in virtual nature

Forest therapy using virtual reality in the older population: a systematic review

“…All studies had a sample population aged over 65 years. The highest mean age of participants was in the study of Appel et al (2022) ( M = 91.6), while the lowest was in Graf et al (2020) ( M = 76.8). Among the 7 selected studies, Yuan et al (2022) conducted a Randomized Control Trial.…”

“…The search through Scopus identified 32 articles, of which 4 articles were considered, but 2 of these were excluded because although it included a sample of older people within it, this was not divided by a sample with other ages considered, and the results were not divided by age. Therefore 2 articles were considered eligible ( Graf et al, 2020 ; Appel et al, 2022 ). Research was also conducted through other sources such as bibliographic citations ( Appel et al, 2020 ; Brimelow et al, 2020 ) of study ( Appel et al, 2022 ), and website (this paper is present also in Scopus, but by subsequent and further research, this paper was also selected as the authors noted its eligibility Lundstedt et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Seven articles were included in this review ( Moyle et al, 2018 ; Appel et al, 2020 ; Brimelow et al, 2020 ; Graf et al, 2020 ; Lundstedt et al, 2021 ; Appel et al, 2022 ; Yuan et al, 2022 ). These articles were published from 2019 to 2022 and were conducted in the following countries: China ( Yuan et al, 2022 ), Sweden ( Lundstedt et al, 2021 ), Australia ( Moyle et al, 2018 ; Brimelow et al, 2020 ), Canada ( Appel et al, 2020 ), Germany ( Graf et al, 2020 ), and United States ( Appel et al, 2022 ). The number of participants enrolled ranged from a minimum of 7 to a maximum of 66.…”

“…Furthermore, Appel et al (2020) and Appel et al (2022) conducted a prospective, longitudinal, open, non-randomized interventional clinical trial. Besides, Graf et al (2020) , Moyle et al (2018) , and Brimelow et al (2020) carried out a mixed study. In detail, Graf et al (2020) combined qualitative questions and quantitative measures; Moyle et al (2018) alternated video recorders, observations, and interviews; Brimelow et al (2020) combined validated quantitative observer instruments, a resident feedback survey, and staff interviews.…”

Joyful Adventures and Frightening Places–Designing Emotion-Inducing Virtual Environments

“…MacKerron and Mourato (2013) showed in their study that people prefer to be in regions of 1) marine and coastal, 2) mountains, moors, heathland, 3) woodland, 4) semi-natural grassland (regions are ordered by their degree of positive impact). While players of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 2017) are pleased by these regions , research shows positive emotions of elderly people when virtually going on a virtual walk in coastal as well as forested regions (Graf et al, 2020). The desire for an access to nature already comes into play when considering workspaces or hospitals.…”