Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults

Introduction: Several interventions have been developed to enhance social connectedness among older adults. However, little research has demonstrated their performance in a social distancing environment. Exergames are not only beneficial to older adults' physical and cognitive health, but they...

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Autores principales:	Sara A. Freed, Briana N. Sprague, Abigail T. Stephan, Cassidy E. Doyle, Junyan Tian, Christine B. Phillips, Lesley A. Ross
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	aging social isolation social connectedness exergame feasibility video games Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6f87cb5f0e7c4fa3bf41982aba0535b82021-11-05T06:05:26ZFeasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.751289https://doaj.org/article/6f87cb5f0e7c4fa3bf41982aba0535b82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.751289/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Introduction: Several interventions have been developed to enhance social connectedness among older adults. However, little research has demonstrated their performance in a social distancing environment. Exergames are not only beneficial to older adults' physical and cognitive health, but they also allow players to interact with each other at a distance, which can reduce loneliness and increase social connection. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate older adults' perceptions of two commercially available exergames.Methods: Twenty healthy community-dwelling older adults (M age = 73.30, SD = 5.95, range = 65–84 years, 80% women) were recruited in this pilot study between July 2019 and February 2020. They were asked to play two exergames for 10 min each on the Xbox One with Kinect console: Just Dance and Kinect Sports Rivals. After gameplay, they provided both quantitative and qualitative feedback on these games.Results: Participants reported an average rating for exergame enjoyment. Greater enjoyment was significantly related with younger age and greater extraversion but not gender. Participants were highly motivated to do well on the games but reported lower scores for likelihood of playing these games in the future. Greater likelihood of future play was associated with younger age but not gender or extraversion. “Not aerobic or strengthen enough; not enough exertion,” and “slower movements, repetition, clear purpose of doing the exercise” were some factors that would influence their decision to buy and play these games.Discussion: The preliminary results of this pilot study suggest that exergames may help address social isolation and loneliness—particularly during times of social distancing. Before applying exergames as a social isolation or loneliness intervention for older adults, study replication in larger representative studies and future work that examines important design issues related to older adults' experiences with these games is needed.Sara A. FreedBriana N. SpragueAbigail T. StephanCassidy E. DoyleJunyan TianChristine B. PhillipsLesley A. RossFrontiers Media S.A.articleagingsocial isolationsocial connectednessexergamefeasibilityvideo gamesPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	aging social isolation social connectedness exergame feasibility video games Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Sara A. Freed Briana N. Sprague Abigail T. Stephan Cassidy E. Doyle Junyan Tian Christine B. Phillips Lesley A. Ross Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults
description	Introduction: Several interventions have been developed to enhance social connectedness among older adults. However, little research has demonstrated their performance in a social distancing environment. Exergames are not only beneficial to older adults' physical and cognitive health, but they also allow players to interact with each other at a distance, which can reduce loneliness and increase social connection. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate older adults' perceptions of two commercially available exergames.Methods: Twenty healthy community-dwelling older adults (M age = 73.30, SD = 5.95, range = 65–84 years, 80% women) were recruited in this pilot study between July 2019 and February 2020. They were asked to play two exergames for 10 min each on the Xbox One with Kinect console: Just Dance and Kinect Sports Rivals. After gameplay, they provided both quantitative and qualitative feedback on these games.Results: Participants reported an average rating for exergame enjoyment. Greater enjoyment was significantly related with younger age and greater extraversion but not gender. Participants were highly motivated to do well on the games but reported lower scores for likelihood of playing these games in the future. Greater likelihood of future play was associated with younger age but not gender or extraversion. “Not aerobic or strengthen enough; not enough exertion,” and “slower movements, repetition, clear purpose of doing the exercise” were some factors that would influence their decision to buy and play these games.Discussion: The preliminary results of this pilot study suggest that exergames may help address social isolation and loneliness—particularly during times of social distancing. Before applying exergames as a social isolation or loneliness intervention for older adults, study replication in larger representative studies and future work that examines important design issues related to older adults' experiences with these games is needed.
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author	Sara A. Freed Briana N. Sprague Abigail T. Stephan Cassidy E. Doyle Junyan Tian Christine B. Phillips Lesley A. Ross
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title	Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults
title_short	Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults
title_full	Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults
title_fullStr	Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults
title_full_unstemmed	Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults
title_sort	feasibility and enjoyment of exercise video games in older adults
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Feasibility and Enjoyment of Exercise Video Games in Older Adults

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