Tackling the Challenge of the Aging Society: Detecting and Preventing Cognitive and Physical Decline through Games and Consumer Technologies / 대한의료정보학회지
Healthcare Informatics Research
; : 87-93, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: This study seeks to review some of the approaches employed to address health and well-being issues in the elderly population. METHODS: This article reviews and analyses a range of projects and approaches designed for the elderly population and aimed at preserving and/or enhancing physical and cognitive capabilities in later life. RESULTS: Various intervention measures have been developed across the globe to preserve and/or enhance physical and cognitive capabilities of the elderly population. A selection of these measures is described in this article. CONCLUSIONS: Approaches which combine games psychology and mechanics with enabling technologies designed to engage, influence and motivate elderly people can encourage healthy active aging lifestyles. Healthy active aging helps to realise a double dividend of reduced healthcare costs and an improved quality of life for the elder citizen.
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Assunto principal:
Psicologia
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Qualidade de Vida
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Envelhecimento
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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
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Mecânica
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Terapia por Exercício
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Estilo de Vida
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article