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- Promoting reminiscences with virtual reality: feasibility study with people with dementiaPublication . Coelho, Tiago; Marques, Cátia; Moreira, Daniela; Soares, Maria; Portugal, Paula; Marques, AntónioThis study aimed to examine the feasibility of promoting reminiscences with people with dementia, using 360° videos presented with virtual reality headsets. Four individual sessions were conducted with nine people with dementia. Average duration of the exposure was approximately ten minutes. The experience appeared to be pleasant for most of the participants (with the exception of one of the participants who reported visual limitations). Most participants shared positive memories while viewing the recordings. None of the participants experienced any significant increase in symptoms associated with nausea and disorientation.
- Unlocking memories: digital technologies as a resource to explore the therapeutic potential of music for individuals with dementiaPublication . Lopes, Inês Ferreira; Tertuliano, Maria Luiza; Coelho, TiagoDementia cases are rising along with the elderly population. Thus, alternative methods to pharmacological treatment are increasingly sought to improve the quality of life of these people. Among these interventions, the effects of music-based therapies (MBT) on the symptoms of dementia and the use of digital technologies to mediate and enhance non-pharmacological therapies are being increasingly studied. The use of MBT contributes to the reduction of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia and is associated with the stimulation of specific cognitive functions. Meanwhile, digital technologies aim to support people living with dementia throughout their illness and are cited as a facilitator of non-pharmacological approaches to treat the non-cognitive aspects of dementia and stimulate cognitive functions. The authors discuss the aging process, and the use of digital technologies to enhance the use of music as a therapeutic resource in the non-pharmacological treatment of dementia syndromes, presenting the advantages and possibilities of bringing these two resources together.
- Promoting reminiscences with virtual reality headsets: A pilot study with people with dementiaPublication . Coelho, Tiago; Marques, Cátia; Moreira, Daniela; Soares, Maria; Portugal, Paula; da Silva Marques, António; Ferreira, Ana Rita; Martins, SóniaThis study aimed to explore the feasibility and effects of promoting reminiscences, using virtual reality (VR) headsets for viewing 360° videos with personal relevance, with people with dementia. A study with a mixed methods design was conducted with nine older adults diagnosed with dementia. Interventions consisted of four sessions, in which the participants’ engagement, psychological and behavioral symptoms, and simulation sickness symptoms were evaluated. Neuropsychiatric symptomatology and quality of life were measured pre- and post-intervention. Caregivers were interviewed regarding the effect of the approach. In most cases, participants appeared to enjoy the sessions, actively explored the 360° environment, and shared memories associated with the depicted locations, often spontaneously.