Effect of Spatial Disorientation in a Virtual Environment on Gait and Vital Features in Patients with Dementia: Pilot Single-Blind Randomized Control Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orientation deficits are among the most devastating consequences of early dementia. Digital navigation devices could overcome these deficits if adaptable to the user's needs (ie, provide situation-aware, proactive navigation assistance). To fulfill this task, systems need to automatically detect spatial disorientation from sensors in real time. Ideally, this would require field studies consisting of real-world navigation. However, such field studies can be challenging and are not guaranteed to cover sufficient instances of disorientation due to the large variability of real-world settings and a lack of control over the environment.

Objective

Extending a foregoing field study, we aim to evaluate the feasibility of using a sophisticated virtual reality (VR) setup, w

SUBMITTER: Amaefule CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7582144 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature