Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Hands-on Aromatherapy
- Conditions
- Mental Health
- Interventions
- Other: 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy
- Registration Number
- NCT04324216
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Brief Summary
A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.
- Detailed Description
Background: In Taiwan, which has one of the most rapidly aging populations in the world, it is becoming increasingly critical to promote successful aging strategies that are effective, easily usable, and acceptable to institutionalized older adults. Although many practitioners and professionals have explored aromatherapy and identified its positive psychological benefits, the effectiveness of a combination of 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy remains unknown.
Objectives: A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.
Methods: Sixty institutionalized elderly participants underwent the combination program or were in a control group. Weekly two-hour sessions were implemented for 9 weeks. The outcome variables were happiness perceived, stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction, which were assessed at baseline, and after the intervention.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
- An ability to understand verbal instructions
- An ability to provide simple responses
- An ability to operate a joystick freely with at least one hand
- A history of severe psychiatric conditions;
- Dementia
- Significant visual or hearing impairment;
- Marked upper motor difficulties that could affect the participants' ability to participate in the study
- Currently suffering from severe illnesses, e.g., stroke and Parkinson disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental group 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Experience on meditation nine weeks A shortened version of the 10-item Experience on meditation (EOM-EL). Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale of 1-5, with higher scores indicating a higher level of experience on meditation.
Sleep quality nine weeks The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was consists of 14 items. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale that ranged from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating a lower level of sleep quality.
Happiness nine weeks The Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) was used to measure happiness. The OHI consists of 29 items, Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale of 1-4, with higher scores indicating a higher level of happiness.
Perceived stress nine week The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) consists of 14 items. Each item was scored on a Likert-type scale that ranged from 0 (never) to four (very often). With higher scores indicating a higher level of stress.
Life satisfaction nine weeks This scale is a short-form version containing 10 items from the 20-item Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA). The response options for scoring were 0 indicating "Disagree" and 1 indicating "Agree". The total raw scores ranged from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating a higher level of life satisfaction.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Taiwan Normal University
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan