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Basic Psychosomatics Intervention through natural/digital art

technology that can contribute to improving the mental Consent for publication
health of senior citizens through psychological feedback,
such as automatic control or interactive light shows that Informed consent for publication was obtained from the
trigger music and light displays at random when a button relevant participants.
is pressed. Availability of data
The findings of this study on LED pixel digital art The datasets for this study are available in the text. Due
indicate that it has the potential to provide comprehensive to regulations at the nursing care facility, only a video can
intervention by positively affecting the mental state and be shown at the following URL: https://www.youtube.
motivation of seniors while providing detailed, neurology- com/shorts/wGpxcTKTIUE. For additional reference
based visual stimulation at a relatively low cost in the data, readers can refer to the following URL, which
context of the global aging society. This intervention shows another event video of our digital control LED
technology, which may help relieve stress for both the pixel mapping entertainment illumination: https://www.
elderly and caregivers, can be further developed to provide youtube.com/watch?v=Omp0bibI9wc.
more practical suggestions not only for the elderly, but also
for nursing home operators, caregivers, and policymakers. References
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