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Virtual reality programs are being used in the rehabilitation processes with elderly individuals that have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This gives these elderly patients the opportunity to simulate real experiences that they would not otherwise be able to experience due to their current state. 17 recent studies with randomized controlled trials have shown that virtual reality applications are effective in treating cognitive deficits with neurological diagnoses. Loss of mobility in elderly patients can lead to a sense of loneliness and depression. Virtual reality is able to assist in making aging in place a lifeline to an outside world that they cannot easily navigate.

Virtual reality can also be used to address phobias and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Virtual reality allows exposure therapy to take place in a safe environment.

Reference


1. Rothbaum BO, Hodges L, Anderson PL, et al.: Twelve month follow up of virtual reality and standard exposure therapies for fear of flying. J Consult Clin Psychol 2002, 70:428–432.

2. Larson, E. B., Feigon, M., Gagliardo, P., & Dvorkin, A. Y. (2014). Virtual reality and cognitive rehabilitation: A review of current outcome research. NeuroRehabilitation, 34(4), 759-772. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-141078