The paradigm and future value of the metaverse for the intervention of cognitive decline

【Author】 Zhou, Hao; Gao, Jian-Yi; Chen, Ying

【Source】FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

【影响因子】6.461

【Abstract】Cognitive decline is a gradual neurodegenerative process that is affected by genetic and environmental factors. The doctor-patient relationship in the healthcare for cognitive decline is in a "shallow" medical world. With the development of data science, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and digital twin, the introduction of the concept of the metaverse in medicine has brought alternative and complementary strategies in the intervention of cognitive decline. This article technically analyzes the application scenarios and paradigms of the metaverse in medicine in the field of mental health, such as hospital management, diagnosis, prediction, prevention, rehabilitation, progression delay, assisting life, companionship, and supervision. The metaverse in medicine has made primary progress in education, immersive consultation, dental disease, and Parkinson's disease, bringing revolutionary prospects for non-pharmacological complementary treatment of cognitive decline and other mental problems. In particular, with the demand for non-face-to-face communication generated by the global COVID-19 epidemic, the needs for uncontactable healthcare service for the elderly have increased. The paradigm of self-monitoring, self-healing, and healthcare experienced by the elderly through the metaverse in medicine, especially from meta-platform, meta-community, and meta-hospital, will be generated, which will reconstruct the service modes for the elderly people. The future map of the metaverse in medicine is huge, which depends on the co-construction of community partners.

【Keywords】mental health; cognitive decline; Alzheimer's disease; metaverse in medicine; virtual reality; digital twin

【发表时间】2022 20-Oct

【收录时间】2022-12-08

【文献类型】观点阐述

【主题类别】

区块链应用-虚拟经济-元宇宙