Virtual Reality for Therapeutic Recreation in Dementia Hospice Care: A Feasibility Study.

CONCLUSION: Virtual reality use was generally safe and enjoyable in hPLWD. Virtual reality can provide meaningful activity and enhance quality of life for hPLWD at the end of life. In the future, VR may be a useful intervention for BPSD in hPLWD. PMID: 31975609 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - January 23, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Ferguson C, Shade MY, Blaskewicz Boron J, Lyden E, Manley NA Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research