Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Aging may affect quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of semi-immersive VR-based exercise on the QOL of young-old and middle-old adults. This study was a randomized controlled trial involving older adults aged 65–85 years. Methods: Two age groups were each randomly assigned...
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| description | Aging may affect quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of semi-immersive VR-based exercise on the QOL of young-old and middle-old adults. This study was a randomized controlled trial involving older adults aged 65–85 years. Methods: Two age groups were each randomly assigned to experimental (EG) and control (CG) groups. The EG underwent a 75–90 min semi-immersive VR-based exercise intervention twice a week for 12 weeks, whereas the CG continued with their usual daily activities. Each participant’s psychological QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization’s QOL Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD). Results: Compared with their CG counterparts, the EG older adults exhibited significantly higher QOL scores in four WHOQOL-OLD dimensions (i.e., sensory abilities, autonomy, social participation/isolation, and death and dying) and had a superior overall QOL. Furthermore, we observed significant decreases in the autonomy and overall QOL dimensions in CG older adults. On comparing the young-old and middle-old adults, a significant decrease in the past, present, and future activity QOL dimension was exclusively found in CG young-old adults. Conclusions: Semi-immersive VR-based exercise is a promising digital tool for supporting the psychological QOL of older adults across different age groups. This suggests that older persons, particularly young-old adults, should be encouraged to maintain physical activity habits in their daily lives in order to improve their QOL. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-31b23d404d1b44f2bbb981da0ef9f30d2025-01-24T13:21:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-01-0115290210.3390/app15020902Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled TrialLi-Ting Wang0Yu-Wen Wang1Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Taipei City University of Science & Technology, Taipei 11202, TaiwanOffice of Physical Education, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, TaiwanAging may affect quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of semi-immersive VR-based exercise on the QOL of young-old and middle-old adults. This study was a randomized controlled trial involving older adults aged 65–85 years. Methods: Two age groups were each randomly assigned to experimental (EG) and control (CG) groups. The EG underwent a 75–90 min semi-immersive VR-based exercise intervention twice a week for 12 weeks, whereas the CG continued with their usual daily activities. Each participant’s psychological QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization’s QOL Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD). Results: Compared with their CG counterparts, the EG older adults exhibited significantly higher QOL scores in four WHOQOL-OLD dimensions (i.e., sensory abilities, autonomy, social participation/isolation, and death and dying) and had a superior overall QOL. Furthermore, we observed significant decreases in the autonomy and overall QOL dimensions in CG older adults. On comparing the young-old and middle-old adults, a significant decrease in the past, present, and future activity QOL dimension was exclusively found in CG young-old adults. Conclusions: Semi-immersive VR-based exercise is a promising digital tool for supporting the psychological QOL of older adults across different age groups. This suggests that older persons, particularly young-old adults, should be encouraged to maintain physical activity habits in their daily lives in order to improve their QOL.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/902age rangeolder adultsvirtual reality-based fitnessquality of lifesports intervention |
| spellingShingle | Li-Ting Wang Yu-Wen Wang Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial Applied Sciences age range older adults virtual reality-based fitness quality of life sports intervention |
| title | Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | effects of a 12 week semi immersive virtual reality based exercise program on the quality of life of older adults across different age groups a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | age range older adults virtual reality-based fitness quality of life sports intervention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/902 |
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