Effects of virtual reality guided meditation in older adults: the protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality (VR) based meditation has been shown to help increase relaxation and decrease anxiety and depression in younger adults. However, this has not been studied in Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) in the older adult population. The aim of this RCT is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a VR-guided meditation intervention for community-dwelling older adults and its effect on stress and mental health.

Methods

We will recruit 30 participants aged ≥ 60 years, whose perceived stress score (PSS) is > 14 (moderate stress), and randomize them 1:1 to the intervention or control waitlist group. The intervention will involve exposure to eight 15-min VR-guided meditation sessions distributed twice weekly for 4-weeks. Two modalities will be offered: in-h

SUBMITTER: Cinalioglu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10421698 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature