Feasibility and effects of serious games for people with dementia: A systematic review and recommendations for future research

Dietlein, Corinna; Eichberg, Sabine; Fleiner, Tim; Zijlstra, Wiebren

doi:10.4017/gt.2018.17.1.001.00

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“…This intervention, for example, may consist of medicine optimisation, and physical exercise such as balance strength and walking training (Bauman et al 2016). Many studies have shown that appropriate exercise can modify and significantly delay the primary risk factors for falls, including poor balance and muscle weakness in old people (Schreiber et al 1999;Tárraga et al 2006;Padala et al 2012;Bauman et al 2016;Dietlein et al 2018). They also showed improvement in cognitive and physical function when playing serious games (Larsen et al 2013).…”

Section: Function Abilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But it is well known that the motivation to engage in such physical activity becomes reduced when people get older whether it is playful or not. Still, playful activity programmes for older adults may have beneficial effects: reported results include improvement in well-being and balance, and lead to social and emotional benefits, (e.g., social interaction, increased self-esteem, positive emotions) (McLaughlin et al 2012;Larsen et al 2013;Boot et al 2016;Edwards et al 2016;Kaufman et al 2016;Dietlein et al 2018).…”

Section: Playful Exercisementioning

confidence: 99%

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Effects of Playful Exercise of Older Adults on Balance and Physical Activity: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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There is evidence that one of the most important approaches to improving the healthy ageing of older adults is for them to carry out daily physical activity. However, motivation to engage in physical activity is often low in old age. This study investigated the potential of engaging older adults in playful exercise to increase physical activity and balance. A randomised control trial (RCT) was performed with 26 independently living older adults (initially 38, but 12 were lost to illness or death during the course of the project), mean age 83.54 (SD: 7.12), 19 women. Participants were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 16) or control (n = 12) (originally 19 in each group). The intervention consisted of playful exercise on Moto tiles 6 * 2 min twice a week over 10 weeks, while control group participants engaged in normal daily activities. The intervention group participants improved functional balance (Berg's Balance Score) by an average of 5.02 points, and the control group by 2.58 points (p = 0.11). No between-group difference was observed in physical activities outside exercise sessions (p = 0.82). The difference in gain of balance as measured by BBS was below statistical significance, as a result of the sample size being too small. However, trial results suggest that older pre-frail and frail adults who engage in a moderate playful exercise programme over at least 10 weeks may potentially experience a modest gain in balance. Moreover, the playful exercise created a joyous social atmosphere among the participants who spontaneously remarked that the play sessions were much more fun than their standard light exercise programme of one hour twice a week. This motivational outcome is important for adherence to any exercise programme and indeed for general well-being.

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Section: Function Abilitymentioning

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Section: Playful Exercisementioning

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Effects of Playful Exercise of Older Adults on Balance and Physical Activity: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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“…-Social inclusion and communication: technologies that aim to enable older people to communicate and interact with others, like family members and friends, in order to maintain their social life and thus improve their well-being [17]; -Psychosocial factors of human-technology interaction and usage: some socio-economic and psychological aspects are relevant for understanding how different profiles of older people interact with and use technologies [18]; -Telemedicine, telehealth and telecare: in order to enable a continuous monitoring of eventual health problems and long-term conditions, typical of older age, remote services offered by healthcare organizations could widen the possibility for older people to access appropriate care and thus improve their health status and clinical outcomes [19]; -Entertainment and media: serious games and smart objects at home could facilitate the daily living of older people by enabling alternative commands for home management or being engaged in proper physical or mental training [20,21]; -Sensing and interacting: sensors installed at home represent a great opportunity for the monitoring of older people's activities and behaviors, as well as the detection of sudden risks or accidents [22]. Such information, when appropriately treated, could be notified to eventual family caregivers or care services for immediate intervention when a problem occurs.…”

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A Review of Internet of Things Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living Environments

2019

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The internet of things (IoT) aims to extend the internet to real-world objects, connecting smart and sensing devices into a global network infrastructure by connecting physical and virtual objects. The IoT has the potential to increase the quality of life of inhabitants and users of intelligent ambient assisted living (AAL) environments. The paper overviews and discusses the IoT technologies and their foreseen impacts and challenges for the AAL domain. The results of this review are summarized as the IoT based gerontechnology acceptance model for the assisted living domain. The model focuses on the acceptance of new technologies by older people and underscores the need for the adoption of the IoT for the AAL domain.

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“…It provides the option of experiencing and training real-life activities in a virtual environment for people who may no longer be able to engage in such real-life activities due to cognitive and/or physical impairment. A systematic review addressed the scope of SG used with PwD as well as their feasibility and effectiveness (17). Regarding the scope, a great variety of SG interventions was reported.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Feasibility analysis also revealed that PwD enjoyed playing SG, especially when they were conducted in groups. With this social interaction and communication between players were fostered (17).…”

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Recommendations on the Design of Serious Games for People with Dementia

Dietlein¹,

Bock²

2019

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Game-Based Learning

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Dementia is a progressive syndrome affecting cognition, motor abilities and behavior. Serious games are an emerging treatment alternative but benefits have not been found for people with dementia yet. One reason may be that serious games were not well adapted. The purpose of this article is to give informed recommendations on the design and implementation of serious games for people with dementia that future studies can apply and thus may find significant effects. The methodology applied was deriving information from existing literature in combination with experience from personal work in the field. Main findings are: implementation of well-contrasting icons; first-person game perspective; gesture control; personalized game content; combination of only one cognitive and one motor skill; implementation as supervised group activity. In conclusion, the recommendations are a novelty and represent a profound guidance in the design and implementation of serious games for people with dementia

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Feasibility and effects of serious games for people with dementia: A systematic review and recommendations for future research

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Effects of Playful Exercise of Older Adults on Balance and Physical Activity: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Playful Exercise of Older Adults on Balance and Physical Activity: a Randomized Controlled Trial

A Review of Internet of Things Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living Environments

Recommendations on the Design of Serious Games for People with Dementia

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