Cognitive Stimulation of Elderly Individuals with Instrumental Virtual Reality-Based Activities of Daily Life

dc.contributor.authorGamito, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorGalamba, Ana
dc.contributor.authorSoeiro, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorBrito, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
dc.date.issued2019-01-01
dc.description.abstractAs 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.pt
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dc.identifier.citationGamito , P , Oliveira , J , Morais , D , Coelho , C , Santos , N , Alves , C , Galamba , A , Soeiro , M & Brito , R 2019 ' Cognitive Stimulation of Elderly Individuals with Instrumental Virtual Reality-Based Activities of Daily Life ' .
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectESTIMULAÇÃO COGNITIVA
dc.subjectIDOSOS
dc.subjectREALIDADE VIRTUAL
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE STIMULATION
dc.subjectVIRTUAL REALITY
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.titleCognitive Stimulation of Elderly Individuals with Instrumental Virtual Reality-Based Activities of Daily Lifeen
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