Author

Lora Appel

Observed names: Appel, Lora, L Appel, L. Appel

Institutions: University Health Network, York University, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto East General Hospital, York University, University of York

Observed institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University Health Network, University of Cape Town, University of Toronto, York University, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto East General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, York University, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education, Michael Garron Hospital Foundation, University of York

ORCID: 0000-0002-7176-7191

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-7176-7191

OpenAlex ID: A5008018552

Older Adults With Cognitive and/or Physical Impairments Can Benefit From Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences: A Feasibility Study

2020 · Lora Appel, Eva Appel, et al. · Frontiers in Medicine · 326

Testing the validity of social capital measures in the study of information and communication technologies

2014 · Lora Appel, Punit Dadlani, et al. · Information Communication & Society · 144

Virtual reality to promote wellbeing in persons with dementia: A scoping review

2021 · Lora Appel, Suad Ali, et al. · Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering · 107

Administering Virtual Reality Therapy to Manage Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Patients With Dementia Admitted to an Acute Care Hospital: Results of a Pilot Study

2020 · Lora Appel, Erika Kisonas, et al. · JMIR Formative Research · 59

Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Reality on the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Quality of Life of Inpatients With Dementia in Acute Care: Randomized Controlled Trial (VRCT)

2023 · Lora Appel, Eva Appel, et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 40

Young adults' online participation behaviors: An exploratory study of web 2.0 use for political engagement

2012 · Frank Bridges, Lora Appel, et al. · Information Polity · 38

Introducing virtual reality therapy for inpatients with dementia admitted to an acute care hospital: learnings from a pilot to pave the way to a randomized controlled trial

2020 · Lora Appel, Erika Kisonas, et al. · Pilot and Feasibility Studies · 37

Short message service or disService: Issues with text messaging in a complex medical environment

2014 · Robert Wu, Lora Appel, et al. · International Journal of Medical Informatics · 30

mHealth Apps for Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and Other Neurocognitive Disorders: Systematic Search and Environmental Scan

2024 · Suad Ali, Hira Alizai, et al. · JMIR mhealth and uhealth · 24

Ethical implications related to processing of personal data and artificial intelligence in humanitarian crises: a scoping review

2025 · Tino Kreutzer, James Orbinski, et al. · BMC Medical Ethics · 23

Customized virtual reality naturalistic scenarios promoting engagement and relaxation in patients with cognitive impairment: a proof-of-concept mixed-methods study

2023 · Susanna Pardini, Silvia Gabrielli, et al. · Scientific Reports · 21

Virtual Reality for Veteran Relaxation: Can VR Therapy Help Veterans Living With Dementia Who Exhibit Responsive Behaviors?

2022 · Lora Appel, Eva Appel, et al. · Frontiers in Virtual Reality · 18

VRCHIVE: experiences conducting an online workshop teaching intergenerational participants to create virtual reality films about their lives during the COVID pandemic

2022 · Lora Appel, Samantha Lewis, et al. · Educational Gerontology · 13

Improving humanitarian needs assessments through natural language processing

2019 · T. Kreutzer, P. Vinck, et al. · IBM Journal of Research and Development · 12

Put a Face to a Name: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Impact of Providing Clinician Photographs on Inpatients' Recall

2014 · Lora Appel, Howard Abrams, et al. · The American Journal of Medicine · 12

Virtual Reality Therapy for People With Epilepsy and Related Anxiety: Protocol for a 3-Phase Pilot Clinical Trial

2022 · Hannah Gabrielle Gray, Danielle Tchao, et al. · JMIR Research Protocols · 11

Stop to smell the virtual roses: a mixed-methods pilot study on the impact of multisensory virtual reality nature experiences on feelings of relaxation

2024 · Marilia Karla Soares Lopes, Belmir Jose De Jesus, et al. · Frontiers in Virtual Reality · 10

VRx@Home Pilot: Can Virtual Reality Therapy Improve Quality of Life for People with Dementia Living at Home?

2023 · Lora Appel, Raheleh Saryazdi, et al. · Conference proceedings/Conference proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics · 10

Patient Experiences With a Remote Monitoring Pathway for COVID-19

2022 · Courtney Cheng, Karishma Manji, et al. · Cureus · 9

Virtual Reality for Veteran Relaxation (VR2) – Introducing VR-Therapy for Veterans With Dementia – Challenges and Rewards of the Therapists Behind the Scenes

2021 · Lora Appel, Eva Appel, et al. · Frontiers in Virtual Reality · 9

Young adults and online political participation

2011 · Jens Grossklags, Lora Appel, et al. · 9

VRx@Home protocol: A virtual reality at-home intervention for persons living with dementia and their care partners

2024 · Raheleh Saryazdi, Lora Appel, et al. · BMJ Open · 8

A telerehabilitation program to improve visual perception in children and adolescents with hemianopia consecutive to a brain tumor: a single-arm feasibility and proof-of-concept trial

2024 · Mariana Misawa, Inci Yaman Bajin, et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 7

CVRriculum Program Faculty Development Workshop: Outcomes and Suggestions for Improving the Way We Guide Instructors to Embed Virtual Reality Into Course Curriculum

2021 · Eva Peisachovich, Lora Appel, et al. · Cureus · 7

SafeHome: A Serious Game to Promote Safe Environments for Persons Living with Dementia

2020 · Lora Appel, Eva Peisachovich, et al. · Cureus · 7

Works count: 69

Citation count: 1,033

H-index: 13

I10-index: 18