Using Somatosensory Video Games to Explore the Benefits of Attention, Reaction and Hand-eye Coordination on Institutionalized Older Adults
| Autor: | Chen, Shang-Ti, 陳上迪 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 100 Aging population has dramatically increased recently in Taiwan. The degeneration of cognitive functions caused by aging process has been noticed as one of the most significant challenges among aging issues. Past research identified that both of physical activities and video games can be used to increase the levels of activities of the brain nerve system. Video games with physical activities may be a possible solution to promote cognitive functions for older adults. The purpose of this study was to use somatosensory video games to enhance the attention, reaction and hand-eye coordination of the institutionalized older adults. A total of 58 older adults (age = 79.28) were recruited and 23 older adults (age = 78.55) were voluntarily completed somatosensory video games 3 times per week for a total of 4 or 8 weeks. Nonparametric Tests and chi-square were used to analyze the data. The results showed that (1) experiment groups has significantly improvements in attention, reaction and hand-eye coordination, but control groups did not (p < .05). (2) hand-eye coordination of elders with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were improved significantly after the 4-week intervention (p < .05), (3) attention and hand-eye coordination of elders with no cognitive impairment (NCI) were improved significantly after the 8-week intervention (p < .05). The study concluded that somatosensory video games is a viable approach to enhance attention, reaction and hand-eye coordination for institutionalized older adults. Different time and duration of the interventions were suggested to promote cognitive functions efficiently for institutionalized older adults. Further studies are suggested to consider confounding factors, and multi-format somatosensory video games for extended populations. |
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