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Lim, Tek Yong and Luo, Zhiqiang (2026) Usability evaluation of virtual reality-based cognitive intervention for older people: a systematic review. Frontiers in Computer Science, 8. ISSN 2624-9898

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Abstract

Usability is one important criterion in evaluating the virtual reality-based cognitive intervention for older people. However, only a small number of research studies have evaluated the usability of VR-based cognitive interventions, as identified in medical and scientific databases. The present systematic review fills a gap in the literature by focusing on usability evaluation from the perspective of computing professionals since all reviewed studies were searched from two major digital computing databases. This review emphasizes the four main components of usability evaluation: participants (who?), virtual-reality-based cognitive interven tion hardware (what?), context of use (which?), and evaluation method (how?). The findings reveal that most participants in the evaluations were healthy older people, head-mounted displays and controllers were frequently used as virtual reality hardware, most virtual reality content supported a task-oriented approach for individual use, and the observation method was most commonly used in usability evaluation. Most usability evaluations included both quantitative and qualitative measures. The limitations of existing usability evaluations are identi fied. This review encourages computing professionals to increase awareness of usability in designing and developing virtual reality-based cognitive interventions, especially for older people.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive intervention, mild cognitive impairment, older people, usability, virtual reality
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R855-855.5 Medical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing and Informatics (FCI)
Depositing User:	Ms Suzilawati Abu Samah
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2026 01:27
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2026 01:27
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/17019

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