{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7125591791","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/metroxraine66377.2025.11340362","title":"Digital Interventions for Social Isolation: Virtual Reality and Educational Programs for Older Adults","display_name":"Digital Interventions for Social Isolation: Virtual Reality and Educational Programs for Older Adults","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-10-22","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7125591791","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/metroxraine66377.2025.11340362"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/metroxraine66377.2025.11340362","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/metroxraine66377.2025.11340362","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10396/35935","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123738770","display_name":"Barbara Gomez-Pe\u00f1a","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I53110688","display_name":"University of C\u00f3rdoba","ror":"https://ror.org/05yc77b46","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Barbara Gomez-Pe\u00f1a","raw_affiliation_strings":["Physiotherapy and Pharmacology University of Cordoba,Dept. of Nursing,Córdoba,Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Physiotherapy and Pharmacology University of Cordoba,Dept. of Nursing,Córdoba,Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123782291","display_name":"Jos\u00e9 Manuel Alcalde-Llergo","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I138938424","display_name":"Universit\u00e0 degli Studi della Tuscia","ror":"https://ror.org/03svwq685","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I138938424"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jos\u00e9 Manuel Alcalde-Llergo","raw_affiliation_strings":["DEIM Industrial Engineering University of Tuscia Viterbo,Italy"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"DEIM Industrial Engineering University of Tuscia Viterbo,Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I138938424"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123767715","display_name":"Maria Alvarez Cantos","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I53110688","display_name":"University of C\u00f3rdoba","ror":"https://ror.org/05yc77b46","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Maria Alvarez Cantos","raw_affiliation_strings":["Physiotherapy and Pharmacology University of Cordoba,Dept. of Nursing,Córdoba,Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Physiotherapy and Pharmacology University of Cordoba,Dept. of Nursing,Córdoba,Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5113099535","display_name":"Alessia Bisio","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I53110688","display_name":"University of C\u00f3rdoba","ror":"https://ror.org/05yc77b46","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Alessia Bisio","raw_affiliation_strings":["Artificial Vision Applications Group University of Cordoba,Córdoba,Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Artificial Vision Applications Group University of Cordoba,Córdoba,Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123731052","display_name":"Mariana Buenestado-Fern\u00e1ndez","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I53110688","display_name":"University of C\u00f3rdoba","ror":"https://ror.org/05yc77b46","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mariana Buenestado-Fern\u00e1ndez","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Cordoba,Dept. of Education,Córdoba,Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Cordoba,Dept. of Education,Córdoba,Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026354392","display_name":"Pilar Aparicio\u2010Martinez","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2940-8697"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I53110688","display_name":"University of C\u00f3rdoba","ror":"https://ror.org/05yc77b46","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pilar Aparicio-Mart\u00ednez","raw_affiliation_strings":["Physiotherapy and Pharmacology University of Cordoba,Dept. of Nursing,Córdoba,Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Physiotherapy and Pharmacology University of Cordoba,Dept. of Nursing,Córdoba,Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5064627329","display_name":"Juri Taborri","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-7605"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I138938424","display_name":"Universit\u00e0 degli Studi della Tuscia","ror":"https://ror.org/03svwq685","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I138938424"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Juri Taborri","raw_affiliation_strings":["DEIM Industrial Engineering University of Tuscia,Viterbo,Italy"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"DEIM Industrial Engineering University of Tuscia,Viterbo,Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I138938424"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123743597","display_name":"Enrique Yeguas-Bol\u00edvar","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I53110688","display_name":"University of C\u00f3rdoba","ror":"https://ror.org/05yc77b46","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Enrique Yeguas-Bol\u00edvar","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Cordoba,Dept. of Computer Science,Córdoba,Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Cordoba,Dept. of Computer Science,Córdoba,Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":8,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5123738770"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I53110688"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.85534835,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"524","last_page":"529"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11977","display_name":"Technology Use by Older Adults","score":0.3091999888420105,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3317","display_name":"Demography"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11977","display_name":"Technology Use by Older Adults","score":0.3091999888420105,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3317","display_name":"Demography"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10648","display_name":"Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts","score":0.06560000032186508,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1709","display_name":"Human-Computer Interaction"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12372","display_name":"Art Therapy and Mental Health","score":0.04839999973773956,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1206","display_name":"Conservation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/loneliness","display_name":"Loneliness","score":0.8966000080108643},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychological-intervention","display_name":"Psychological intervention","score":0.6671000123023987},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/virtual-reality","display_name":"Virtual reality","score":0.5540000200271606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mental-health","display_name":"Mental health","score":0.4546000063419342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/intervention","display_name":"Intervention (counseling)","score":0.4262999892234802},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cognition","display_name":"Cognition","score":0.4214000105857849},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interpersonal-communication","display_name":"Interpersonal communication","score":0.40299999713897705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-isolation","display_name":"Social isolation","score":0.38190001249313354}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779998236","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223270","display_name":"Loneliness","level":2,"score":0.8966000080108643},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27415008","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256382","display_name":"Psychological intervention","level":2,"score":0.6671000123023987},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.6320000290870667},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C194969405","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170519","display_name":"Virtual reality","level":2,"score":0.5540000200271606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75630572","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538904","display_name":"Applied psychology","level":1,"score":0.5353999733924866},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134362201","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317309","display_name":"Mental health","level":2,"score":0.4546000063419342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780665704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959298","display_name":"Intervention (counseling)","level":2,"score":0.4262999892234802},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169900460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2200417","display_name":"Cognition","level":2,"score":0.4214000105857849},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C164850336","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3685487","display_name":"Interpersonal communication","level":2,"score":0.40299999713897705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776893239","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1778765","display_name":"Social isolation","level":2,"score":0.38190001249313354},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.3147999942302704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86772948","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413287","display_name":"Social skills","level":2,"score":0.3124000132083893},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3019887659","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191089","display_name":"Older people","level":2,"score":0.31220000982284546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778087770","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2297111","display_name":"Social support","level":2,"score":0.3084999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C91034043","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223642","display_name":"Interpersonal relationship","level":2,"score":0.3050000071525574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74909509","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10387","display_name":"Gerontology","level":1,"score":0.30300000309944153},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163007329","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106679114","display_name":"Social emotional learning","level":2,"score":0.30000001192092896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C14564219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q383646","display_name":"Social cognitive theory","level":2,"score":0.289900004863739},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2992801459","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223642","display_name":"Interpersonal interaction","level":2,"score":0.2741999924182892},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C25344961","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192726","display_name":"Virtual machine","level":2,"score":0.27410000562667847},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173655357","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244752","display_name":"Digital divide","level":3,"score":0.26350000500679016},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.2596000134944916},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779951463","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7268788","display_name":"Quality of life (healthcare)","level":2,"score":0.257999986410141},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3018916638","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752118","display_name":"Emotional support","level":3,"score":0.25609999895095825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C25148115","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304904","display_name":"Social competence","level":3,"score":0.25279998779296875}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/metroxraine66377.2025.11340362","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/metroxraine66377.2025.11340362","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:helvia.uco.es:10396/35935","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10396/35935","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401816","display_name":"Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba Insitutional Repository (Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210163269","host_organization_name":"Universidad Paccioli de C\u00f3rdoba","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210163269"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"B. Gomez-Pe\u00f1a et al., \"Digital Interventions for Social Isolation: Virtual Reality and Educational Programs for Older Adults,\" 2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE), Ancona, Italy, 2025, pp. 524-529","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:helvia.uco.es:10396/35935","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10396/35935","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401816","display_name":"Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba Insitutional Repository (Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210163269","host_organization_name":"Universidad Paccioli de C\u00f3rdoba","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210163269"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"B. Gomez-Pe\u00f1a et al., \"Digital Interventions for Social Isolation: Virtual Reality and Educational Programs for Older Adults,\" 2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE), Ancona, Italy, 2025, pp. 524-529","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.724118709564209,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","display_name":"Reduced inequalities"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":14,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W870742168","https://openalex.org/W1976723219","https://openalex.org/W2051867893","https://openalex.org/W2277065022","https://openalex.org/W3084023575","https://openalex.org/W3174502226","https://openalex.org/W4212876421","https://openalex.org/W4309074592","https://openalex.org/W4310722117","https://openalex.org/W4317869371","https://openalex.org/W4384135203","https://openalex.org/W4390708365","https://openalex.org/W4391423150","https://openalex.org/W4398251808"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Nowadays,":[0],"there":[1],"is":[2,42,66],"a":[3,47,69],"significant":[4],"gap":[5],"in":[6,59],"structured":[7],"interventions":[8],"and":[9,15,28,34,45,56,72,83],"educational":[10,50],"tools":[11],"addressing":[12],"the":[13,23],"emotional":[14,84],"social":[16,75],"needs":[17],"of":[18,26,39],"older":[19,60],"adults,":[20],"particularly":[21],"concerning":[22],"growing":[24],"prevalence":[25],"loneliness":[27,58],"its":[29],"impact":[30],"on":[31],"mental":[32],"health":[33],"well-being.":[35],"The":[36,62],"primary":[37],"objective":[38],"this":[40],"article":[41],"to":[43,52,77],"design":[44],"implement":[46],"virtual":[48,63],"reality-based":[49],"lab":[51],"promote":[53],"active":[54],"aging":[55],"reduce":[57],"adults.":[61],"reality":[64],"program":[65],"integrated":[67],"into":[68],"volunteer-supported":[70],"intervention":[71],"simulates":[73],"real-life":[74],"scenarios":[76],"foster":[78],"interpersonal":[79],"connection,":[80],"cognitive":[81],"engagement,":[82],"resilience.":[85]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-04-04T16:13:02.066488","created_date":"2026-01-25T00:00:00"}