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A Revolution in Health Care Using the Metaverse for the Elderly

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Physical and mental health is the most important part of life in the elderly and should be enjoyed throughout their lives. Today, the development of technology and the use of artificial intelligence systems in health care have helped improve their quality of life. Recently, the metaverse has become a major revolution, in which anything can be depicted in 3D virtual reality. The impact of the metaverse is that people can live by imagining the conditions that they want. Each age group uses the metaverse revolution according to their needs and goals and fulfills their needs. Elderly individuals are a special age group that requires more care. Physical and mental illnesses in the elderly prevent them from living a high-quality life. Therefore, the metaverse can create a great revolution in improving the physical and mental health of the elderly. One of the wishes of the elderly, who lived in the past and were full of happy memories, is that the metaverse could turn these memories into reality. Re-experiencing the elderly with favorable physical conditions can provide them with a beautiful picture of life. Intelligent applications can create these conditions in the elderly population. In this chapter, we introduce and review virtual reality applications with the metaverse for the elderly, so that we can take a big step in improving their quality of life. Challenges in designing the metaverse applications were explored. By implementing the ideas discussed in this chapter, the health level of the elderly can be increased.

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  1. Department of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

    Zahra Alidousti Shahraki

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    Mohsen Aghabozorgi Nafchi

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Shahraki, Z.A., Nafchi, M.A. (2024). A Revolution in Health Care Using the Metaverse for the Elderly. In: Chowdhary, C.L. (eds) The Metaverse for the Healthcare Industry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60073-9_11

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