Qualitative research on emotional experience of mild cognitive impairment patients participating in cognitive intervention based on virtual reality technology
Objective To explore the emotional experience of mild cognitive impairment patients participating in cognitive intervention based on virtual reality technology,so as to provide references for medical personnel to carry out cognitive intervention.Methods With the method of objective sampling,10 patients with mild cognitive impairment who participated in cognitive intervention based on virtual reality technology in a tertiary A hospital in Beijing from July 2021 to September 2021 were selected as the research subjects for semi-structured interviews,and the data were analyzed with Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method in phenomenological research.Results The emotional experience of mild cognitive impairment patients participating in cognitive intervention can be summarized into 4 themes,including the overall perception of virtual reality technology cognitive intervention(perception task characteristics,perception task skills,perception training mentality),the driving factors of cognitive intervention based on virtual reality technology(internal driving factors,extemal driving factors);changes in outcomes of cognitive intervention based on virtual reality technology(changes in cognitive and speech functions;changes in motor function and behavioral patterns);emotional awareness based on virtual reality technology cognitive training(continuously self-close before training;gradually focus on extemal objects during training;searching for the value of life after training).Conclusion The medical staff should improve the diversity of cognitive intervention methods for patients with mild cognitive impairment,give play to the internal and external driving factors that promote patients to participate in training,improve training compliance,pay attention to their spiritual world,provide medical support,family support and social support,help them regain the value of life,strengthen psychological intervention at the same time of cognitive intervention,promote their cognitive improvement,delay the progress of cognitive deterioration,and improve their quality of life.
Mild Cognitive ImpairmentVirtual Reality TechnologyCognitive InterventionNursing CareExperienceQualitative Research