Use of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to support resilience and skill-building in caregivers of persons with dementia: a scoping review

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.64082
Author	Search for: Kokorelias, Kristina M.; Search for: Chiu, Mary; Search for: Paul, Sayani; Search for: Zhu, Lynn; Search for: Choudhury, Nusrat¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3364-8594; Search for: Craven, Cole G.; Search for: Dubrowski, Adam; Search for: Redublo, Tyler; Search for: Kapralos, Bill; Search for: Smith, Michael S.D.¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1952-3616; Search for: Shnall, Adriana; Search for: Sadavoy, Joel; Search for: Burhan, Amer
Affiliation	National Research Council Canada. Medical Devices
Format	Text, Article
Subject	dementia care; intervention; family caregiver; VR; virtual reality simulation; immersive technology; caregiver training innovations
Abstract	Dementia presents a growing public health challenge with most affected individuals living at home, placing significant responsibility on their caregivers. Various interventions, from traditional support groups and education programs to emerging technologies, and more specifically virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), aim to enhance caregiver skills. While VR/AR shows promise in educating and fostering empathy among caregivers and healthcare professionals, its overall effectiveness and practicality in older adults and dementia care warrant further exploration. This review aimed to summarize currently available VR and AR interventions tailored for family caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD) in home or clinical settings, including their level of effectiveness, and to compile a summary of features that contributed to technology acceptance in family caregivers of PLWD.
Publication date	2024-07-08
Publisher	Springer Nature Annals of Simulation
Licence	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In	Cureus (8 July 2024).
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
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