Feasibility of implementing immersive and non-interactive virtual reality interventions in elderly populations: A scoping review.

Introduction: The rapid growth of the elderly population underscores the need for affordable and easy-to-implement elderly care interventions. While virtual reality (VR) interventions show promising results, the feasibility of implementing non-interactive VR in elderly populations is under-researched.

Objectives: This scoping review investigates preconceptions, practical and economic barriers, and health and safety risks associated with implementing non-interactive VR interventions in elderly populations.

The Test Your Memory (TYM) Test Outperforms the MMSE in the Detection of MCI and Dementia.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and clinical usability of a Dutch translation of the Test Your Memory (TYM) test in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia as compared to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), in the setting of the memory clinic of a general hospital.

Methods: Fourty-two participants referred to the memory clinic with memory problems and fourty-two healthy controls were assessed using the TYM and the MMSE. We evaluated the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of the TYM and MMSE.