Starting mind training in the early stage of MCI can prevent the possibility of dementia in old age. So far, there are no drugs that can prevent or reverse the process of dementia. Therefore, non-pharmacological treatment has become the most important method for preventing dementia today (Shiu...
Subcategory four (Cognitive Impairment) accounts for 7.69% of the instruments used. This type of test aims to assess the cognitive status of people with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer’s. Finally, to a much lesser extent, 3.08% of the instruments used in the studies ...
Tetsuya Ohgami is a professor at Chiba Institute of Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Studying the cognitive decline in people with dementia for years, he finds gameplay is helpful for older people, especially those in the early stage of dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). During...
ElderlyMild cognitive impairment (MCI) occurs in older adults whose cognitive decline is greater than in normal aging, and it is a risk-factor for dementia. Cognitive training through games is a potential way to protect against further decline and delay the onset of dementia. This study ...
The field of serious games for people with dementia (PwD) is mostly driven by game-design principals typically applied to games created by and for younger individuals. Little has been done developing serious games to help PwD maintain cognition and to support functionality. Objectives We aimed to...
1. The rapidly aging global population presents significant challenges and opportunities for healthcare innovation, particularly in the development of interventions that can enhance the quality of ...
Also: Fight dementia! Did you know that playing games can help seniors keep their minds sharp - while having fun? If you're a senior, or you care about someone elderly, lead them to our geography and brain games (or other games) as a way to help keep their minds healthy and stave...
It also provides a knowledge base of dementia. The app considered and catered for the needs of people with visual impairment, hearing impairment as well as people with other special needs. Thus the color contrast, the font-size and the navigation flow passed the standard of Mobile App ...
In increasingly digitised social scenarios, certain groups are at a disadvantage. This is the case for the elderly. At the root of digital exclusion and the various digital divides are issues related to technical aspects and infrastructures, but above all a set of negative beliefs and stereotypes...
games for improving the health and well-being of elderly people over the last few years19,20,21,22,23. However, there is a lot of speculation in regard to the potential of serious games in enhancing attention in cognitively impaired older individuals with fragmented evidence of their ...