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Virtual reality to promote road safety in older adults: Evaluation of a training-based preventive approach / Virtuelle Realität zur Förderung der Verkehrssicherheit bei älteren Erwachsenen: Evaluation eines trai-ningsbasierten präventiven Ansatzes Cover

Virtual reality to promote road safety in older adults: Evaluation of a training-based preventive approach / Virtuelle Realität zur Förderung der Verkehrssicherheit bei älteren Erwachsenen: Evaluation eines trai-ningsbasierten präventiven Ansatzes

Open Access
|Dec 2025

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Figure 1:

Screenshot of a daytime street scene with a white circular target marker (own depiction)
Screenshot of a daytime street scene with a white circular target marker (own depiction)

Figure 2:

Screenshot of a nighttime street scene with an e-scooter and a cyclist (own depiction)
Screenshot of a nighttime street scene with an e-scooter and a cyclist (own depiction)

Functional and subjective effects of VR training

ParameterTime PointMean (SD)Test StatisticSignificance
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)Pre vs. Post12.3 (2.1) vs. 10.8 (1.9)t=3.50 d = 0.78p = .002
Fear of Falling (FES-I)Pre vs. Post22.1 (3.4) vs. 19.8 (3.0)z = −2.82p = .005
Cognitive Performance (MoCA)Pre vs. Post25.2 (2.8) vs. 25.5 (2.7)z = 0.58p = .56
Subjective Safety (total score)Pre vs. Post18.5 (4.2) vs. 23.7 (3.9)z = 7.16p < .001
Language: English, German
Page range: 148 - 157
Submitted on: Jul 17, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 10, 2025
Published on: Dec 14, 2025
Published by: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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