Aging Naturally: Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults

Sara Lotemplio; Sharde Johnson; Micaela Rice; Rachel Masters; Sara Ashley Collins; Joshua Hoefecker; Jordan Rivera; Dylan Schreiber; Victoria Interrante; Francisco Ortega; Deana Davalos

doi:10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00327

Aging Naturally: Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults

Sara Lotemplio
, Sharde Johnson
, Micaela Rice
, Rachel Masters
, Sara Ashley Collins
, Joshua Hoefecker
, Jordan Rivera
, Dylan Schreiber
, Victoria Interrante
, Francisco Ortega
, Deana Davalos

Computer Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Development of Alzheimer's Dementia & other related dementias (ADRD) is characterized by decline in executive functioning (EF), and onset risk of ADRD is increased by stress. Previous work has shown that spending time in nature or virtual reality nature can improve EF and improve stress recovery in younger adults. Yet, little work has examined whether these benefits can extend to older adults. We examine how spending time in either nature or an equivalently designed virtual reality natural environment can affect EF and stress in older adults compared to a lab control condition.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1061-1062
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350374490
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00327
State	Published - 2024
Event	2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024 - Orlando, United States Duration: Mar 16 2024 → Mar 21 2024

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Name	Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024

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Conference	2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	3/16/24 → 3/21/24

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Virtual reality nature
attention restoration theory
forest bathing
stress recovery theory

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Lotemplio, S., Johnson, S., Rice, M., Masters, R., Collins, S. A., Hoefecker, J., Rivera, J., Schreiber, D., Interrante, V., Ortega, F., & Davalos, D. (2024). Aging Naturally: Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults. In Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024 (pp. 1061-1062). (Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00327

Aging Naturally: Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults. / Lotemplio, Sara; Johnson, Sharde; Rice, Micaela et al.
Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. p. 1061-1062 (Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024).

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Lotemplio, S, Johnson, S, Rice, M, Masters, R, Collins, SA, Hoefecker, J, Rivera, J, Schreiber, D, Interrante, V, Ortega, F & Davalos, D 2024, Aging Naturally: Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults. in Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024. Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1061-1062, 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024, Orlando, United States, 3/16/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00327

Lotemplio S, Johnson S, Rice M, Masters R, Collins SA, Hoefecker J et al. Aging Naturally: Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults. In Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2024. p. 1061-1062. (Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024). doi: 10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00327

Lotemplio, Sara ; Johnson, Sharde ; Rice, Micaela et al. / Aging Naturally : Virtual reality nature vs real-world nature's effects on executive functioning and stress recovery in older adults. Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. pp. 1061-1062 (Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024).

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