Cognitive stimulation of elderly individuals with instrumental virtual reality based activities of daily life
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2019-01-01
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As the demographic structure in western societies ages, the prevalence and impact of cognitive decline rises. Thus, new solutions to tackle this problem are required. The use of Information and Communication Tech- nologies (ICT)-based cognitive exercises has emerged in the last few decades, though with inconsistent results. Hence, we conducted a pre-post treatment study to further investigate this approach. We designed a set of virtual reality exercises that mimic activities of daily living by which the patient can train different cognitive domains. Twenty-five participants, ages 65–85, underwent 12 training sessions between the pre-treatment and post-treatment assessments. Significant increases were seen between the two assessments for some of the neuropsychological measures: visual memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility. Results also suggest that participants with lower baseline cognitive performance levels improved most after these sessions.
As the demographic structure in western societies ages, the prevalence and impact of cognitive decline rises. New solutions to tackle this are thus required. The use of ICT-based cognitive exercises has emerged in the last few decades, although with inconsistent results. This paper reports a pre-post treatment study that contributes to this field. We designed a set of virtual reality exercises that mimic activities of daily living, in which the patient can train different cognitive domains. 25 participants aged 65-85 underwent 12 training sessions between a pre and a post assessment. Results on some of the neuropsychological measures show significant increases (in visual memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility scores). Results also suggest that participants with lower baseline cognitive performance levels improved most after these sessions
As the demographic structure in western societies ages, the prevalence and impact of cognitive decline rises. New solutions to tackle this are thus required. The use of ICT-based cognitive exercises has emerged in the last few decades, although with inconsistent results. This paper reports a pre-post treatment study that contributes to this field. We designed a set of virtual reality exercises that mimic activities of daily living, in which the patient can train different cognitive domains. 25 participants aged 65-85 underwent 12 training sessions between a pre and a post assessment. Results on some of the neuropsychological measures show significant increases (in visual memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility scores). Results also suggest that participants with lower baseline cognitive performance levels improved most after these sessions
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PSICOLOGIA, ESTIMULAÇÃO COGNITIVA, IDOSOS, REALIDADE VIRTUAL, COGNITIVE STIMULATION, VIRTUAL REALITY, ELDERLY, PSYCHOLOGY
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Gamito, P, Oliveira, J, Morais, D, Coelho, C, Santos, N, Alves, C, Galamba, A, Soeiro, M & BRITO, RODRIGO CRAVEIRO DOS REIS DA COSTA 2019 'Cognitive stimulation of elderly individuals with instrumental virtual reality based activities of daily life'.