Effects of a Virtual Reality–Based Natural Environment Intervention on Attention and Mood in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Cheng-Chen Chou   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Jong-Ni Lin   ³ , PhD ;   Chia-Pin Yu   ⁴ , PhD ;   Chi-Wen Chen   ⁵ , PhD ;   An-Yun Yeh   ⁶ , PhD ;   Yen-Kuang Lin   ⁷ , PhD

¹ Institute of Community Health Care, College of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

² Master Program in Transdisciplinary Long-Term Care and Management, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

³ Department of Post-Baccalaureate Nursing/ Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan

⁴ School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁵ Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁶ Department of Nursing, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, Staten Island, NY, United States

⁷ Graduate Institute of Athletics and Coaching Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan, Taiwan