McKnight’s Senior Living February 1, 2024
Virtual reality has been gaining traction as an option for filling care and therapy gaps within senior living. But could VR even be a superior option for therapy, compared to “real-life” approaches?
One new study makes this bold claim, and offers both normative and analytical evidence for why this may be the case.
The researchers created a VR-based relaxation program — named Flourishing-Life-of-Wish Virtual Reality Therapy — which was offered to the more than 100 palliative care patients with terminal cancer participating in the study.
Half of the participants received the VR treatment, while the other half received traditional in-person relaxation therapy.
Both methods were shown to be effective, but the VR intervention showed more significant reductions in both...
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