Gamifying elderly care: Feasibility of a digital gaming solution for active aging

• DOI: 10.4103/digm.digm_43_16
• Publication Date: 2017-03-01T05:13:13Z
• Authors: Antonio Ascolese; Jin Kiat; Lucia Pannese; Luca Morganti
• Keywords: Digital Health

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Aging society is a social health issue that digital gaming solutions can address by enabling both infrastructures as advanced environments for care patients active people in their aging. Cost-effective patient management may be emphasized thanks to the communication protocols allow remote monitoring intervention medical professionals. Services elderly depend on behavior lifestyle toward personal management. Digital games could increase seniors' engagement motivation. However, few studies have looked at acceptance of elderly. The study here presented aims evaluate feasibility rehabilitation platform. Materials Methods: In Singapore, fifty practiced 30-min sessions evaluated experience with new tool based game scenarios rehabilitation. Results: Results are discussed light Davis' Technology Acceptance Model, highlighting mainly good perceived usefulness service. Conclusions: This preliminary encouraging spread old patients.