VR can help medical students with “experiential learning” to help older adults with assistive technology, a new study shows.
A VR program that provides relaxation therapy for palliative care patients could be better than in-person options, new research shows.
Symptoms of distress experienced by patients in palliative care are significantly reduced with FLOW-virtual reality therapy.
When paired with a bike system, VR made users more enthusiastic about exercising, and also helped with chronic pain, a new study found.
A new report offers a strategic guide for LTC providers who are often faced with a “blizzard” of wellness tech being thrown at them.
The newly unveiled “elderverse” starts users out on a lush VR coastline, from which they can jump to entertainment or therapy options.
Older adults who used a VR program walking around a cityscape were more willing to socialize in the real world, a new study found.
But just because studies have gone easy on VR’s potential drawbacks doesn’t mean that concerns don’t exist, experts warn.
New study results show that seniors in SNFs believe using VR tech overwhelmingly helped address feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
Virtual reality rooms for physical therapy could become increasingly common for older adults, one VR company predicts.
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