NCT04324203

The Effectiveness of 3DVR Horticultural Therapy on Older Adults

The Effectiveness of 3DVR Horticultural Therapy on Older Adults' Physical and Mental Health

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan Normal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study intends to develop a 3DVR-based horticultural therapy intervention to explore the health effectiveness among older adults

Detailed description

Background: Institutionalized older adults have limited ability to engage in horticultural activities that can promote their physical and mental health. Objective: This study explored the effects of a combination of three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) and horticultural therapy (HT) on institutionalized older adults' physical and mental health. Methods: The study applied a quasi-experimental design. A total of 106 older adults from two long-term care facilities were recruited and assigned to the experimental (n = 59) or control (n = 47) group. The experimental participants received a nine-week intervention. Both groups completed three assessments: at baseline, after the intervention, and two months later. The outcome variables included health status, meaning in life, perceived mattering, loneliness, and depression.

Conditions

• Physical Health
• Mental Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Horticultural Therapy	VR is a realistic, three-dimensional, and virtual environment formed by a combination of computer software and hardware

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-02-25
• Completion: 2019-06-30
• First posted: 2020-03-27
• Last updated: 2020-03-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan