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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95542, first published .
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Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Immersion Process as a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Immediate Well-Being in People Living in Nursing Homes: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Immersion Process as a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Immediate Well-Being in People Living in Nursing Homes: Randomized Controlled Trial

Marion Giroux   1 , PhD ;   Floriane Delphin-Combe   1 , MS ;   Marianne Rion   1 , MS ;   Mohamed Nour Temedda   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Virginie Dauphinot   1 , PhD ;   Stéphanie Tripoz-Dit-Masson   1 ;   Clémence Grangé   1 , MD ;   Antoine Garnier-Crussard   1, 4 , MD, PhD ;   Sophie Dautricourt   1, 4 , MD, PhD

1 Hospices Civils de Lyon, Clinical and Research Memory Centre of Lyon, Lyon Institute for Aging, Villeurbanne, Rhône-Alpes, France

2 INSERM, LIMICS, Sorbonne Université, Paris

3 Emeis Group Research Department, Emeis group, Puteaux, France

4 CNRS, Inserm, centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon CRNL, Université Claude-Bernard - Lyon 1, Bron, France

Corresponding Author:

  • Sophie Dautricourt, MD, PhD
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon
  • Clinical and Research Memory Centre of Lyon, Lyon Institute for Aging
  • Hôpital des Charpennes 27 Rue Gabriel Péri
  • Villeurbanne, Rhône-Alpes 69100
  • France
  • Phone: 33 0472432174
  • Email: sophie.dautricourt@chu-lyon.fr