Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/54452, first published .
Using Virtual Reality to Improve Outcomes Related to Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Serious Illnesses: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Using Virtual Reality to Improve Outcomes Related to Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Serious Illnesses: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Using Virtual Reality to Improve Outcomes Related to Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Serious Illnesses: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Bhagvat Maheta   1, 2 , BS ;   Alexandra Kraft   3 , BS ;   Nickolas Interrante   1 , BS ;   Soraya Fereydooni   4 , BS ;   Jeremy Bailenson   5 , PhD ;   Brian Beams   5 , MFA, MBA ;   ​​Christina Keny   6, 7 , RN, PhD ;   Thomas Osborne   8, 9 , MD ;   Karleen Giannitrapani   1, 10 , MPH, PhD ;   Karl Lorenz   1, 10 , MSHS, MD

1 Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States

2 College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Menlo Park, CA, United States

3 VA Center for Innovation to Implementation, Chapman University, Menlo Park, CA, United States

4 School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

5 Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

6 Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

7 Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States

8 Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States

9 Palo Alto Health Care System, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA, United States

10 Department of Primary Care and Population Health, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Karl Lorenz, MSHS, MD
  • Center for Innovation to Implementation
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System
  • 795 Willow Rd
  • Palo Alto, CA, 94025
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 (650) 614 9997
  • Email: kalorenz@stanford.edu