Gamification System to Improve the Personal Health of Bedridden Patients in Long-Term Care

Boiko, Andrei; Asadov, Akhmadbek; Gaiduk, Maksym; Seepold, Ralf; Madrid, Natividad Martínez

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-16855-0_13

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“…Previous research has found an association between the presence of anxiety and depressive symptoms and prolonged bed rest after discharge from critical care ( Peris et al, 2011 ) and in experimental studies of bed rest ( Ishizaki et al, 1994 ; Dimec Èasar, 2015 ). Enriched environments have been shown to be a critical tool in motivating patients to participate in rehabilitation practices ( Boiko et al, 2022 ). They provide a stimulating and engaging atmosphere that promotes mental and emotional well-being, thus addressing patients’ often neglected psychosocial needs, resulting in better overall outcomes.…”

Section: Virtual Reality (Vr)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental enrichment through virtual reality as multisensory stimulation to mitigate the negative effects of prolonged bed rest

Šlosar,

Peskar,

Pišot

et al. 2023

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Prolonged bed rest causes a multitude of deleterious physiological changes in the human body that require interventions even during immobilization to prevent or minimize these negative effects. In addition to other interventions such as physical and nutritional therapy, non-physical interventions such as cognitive training, motor imagery, and action observation have demonstrated efficacy in mitigating or improving not only cognitive but also motor outcomes in bedridden patients. Recent technological advances have opened new opportunities to implement such non-physical interventions in semi- or fully-immersive environments to enable the development of bed rest countermeasures. Extended Reality (XR), which covers augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR), can enhance the training process by further engaging the kinesthetic, visual, and auditory senses. XR-based enriched environments offer a promising research avenue to investigate the effects of multisensory stimulation on motor rehabilitation and to counteract dysfunctional brain mechanisms that occur during prolonged bed rest. This review discussed the use of enriched environment applications in bedridden patients as a promising tool to improve patient rehabilitation outcomes and suggested their integration into existing treatment protocols to improve patient care. Finally, the neurobiological mechanisms associated with the positive cognitive and motor effects of an enriched environment are highlighted.

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Section: Virtual Reality (Vr)mentioning

confidence: 99%