3D VR and Hands-on Horticultural Activities Effects

Virtual Reality Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of a Combination of 3D Virtual Reality and Hands-on Horticultural Activities on Community-dwelling Older Adults' Mental Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05087654
• Other study ID #: ECKIRB1090503
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: National Taiwan Normal University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to explore the effects of a combination of 3D virtual reality (VR) and hands-on horticultural activities on the mental health of community-dwelling older adults.

Description:

Aging societies are of public health concern worldwide. It is critical to develop strategies that harness technology to enhance older adults' mental health. This study aimed to explore the effects of a combination of three-dimensional virtual reality (3D VR) and hands-on horticultural activities on the mental health of community-dwelling older adults. Used a quasi-experimental design. A total of 62 community-dwelling older adults were recruited. The members of the experimental group participated in an 8-week intervention program. Participants of both groups completed before-and-after intervention measurements for outcome variables that included perceived self-esteem, depression, isolation, mastery and achievement motives, which were analyzed using the generalized estimating equation (GEE). This study found beneficial effects of a combination of 3D VR and hands-on horticultural activities on community-dwelling older adults' mental health.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 62
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 27, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Intact cognition, possessing the ability to understand verbal meaning and the ability to operate a VR joystick independently. Exclusion Criteria: A history of hand dysfunction, severe visual and hearing impairment, being allergic to plants or pollen, and a current illness such as epilepsy or stroke.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Horticultural Therapy
• Virtual Reality

Intervention

Other:
• Combination of 3D VR and Hands-on Horticultural Activities
The intervention program consisted of 8 two-hour sessions that were conducted once a week for 8 consecutive weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan Normal University	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan Normal University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-esteem	Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale consists of 14 items and each item is scored on a Likert-type scale that ranges from 1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree), with higher scores indicating a higher level of self-esteem.	about three months
Primary	Depression	The Chinese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale was used, which has a total of 15 items. All items were answered as either yes (1) or no (0). The total raw scores ranged from 0 to 15, with a higher score indicating a higher level of depression.	about three months
Primary	Perceived isolation	A short-form scale of perceived isolation was used to measure isolation. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale from 1 (never) to 4 (often), with higher scores indicating a higher level of perceived isolation.	about three months
Primary	Perceived mastery	The Chinese version of the Perceived Mastery Scale with a total of 7 items was used. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale from 1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree). The total raw score ranged from 7 to 28, with a higher score indicating a higher level of perceived mastery.	about three months
Primary	Achievement motives	The Achievement Motives Scale (AMS) consists of two kinds of motives, referred to as Motive to Achieve Success, (MAS) and Motive to Avoid Failure (MAF). A short-form scale with 10 items was used to measure achievement motives, with 5 items each for MAS and MAF. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale from 1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree).	about three months