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International Symposium on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health

MindCare 2019: Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health pp 263–273Cite as

Beyond Cognitive Rehabilitation: Immersive but Noninvasive Treatment for Elderly

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With the rapid increase of the aging population in Italy, the number of subjects with cognitive deficits also increases. Two of the most damaged cognitive domains since the first phase of decline are Executive Functions and Spatial Memory. The general aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a novel VR-based mixed training protocol for improving executive functions and spatial memory in patients with cognitive decline. To achieve this objective, the neuropsychological performance of two groups of a subjects with cognitive decline were compared before and at the end of the training period. One group underwent a classic rehabilitation protocol, the other underwent the new VR-based protocol. The results showed an improve in executive functioning in the VR group after the training period.

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This work is supported by the Italian funded project “High-end and Low-End Virtual Reality Systems for the Rehabilitation of Frailty in the Elderly” (PE-2013-02355948).

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  1. Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy

    Elisa Pedroli, Pietro Cipresso, Michelle Toti, Andrea Gaggioli & Giuseppe Riva

  2. Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

    Pietro Cipresso, Andrea Gaggioli & Giuseppe Riva

  3. MySpace Lab, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

    Silvia Serino

  4. Department of Geriatrics and Cardiovascular Medicine, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy

    Karine Goulen & Marco Stramba-Badiale

  5. National Center of Innovative Technologies in Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

    Mauro Grigioni

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Pedroli, E. et al. (2019). Beyond Cognitive Rehabilitation: Immersive but Noninvasive Treatment for Elderly. In: Cipresso, P., Serino, S., Villani, D. (eds) Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. MindCare 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 288. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25872-6_22

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