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1. • • A white paper released today shows that digital games can help to maintain and improve health and quality of life for older adults who face physical, mental and social changes of aging.
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     AGE-WELL | Playful aging: digital games offer gains for seniors

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   Can digital games improve older adults' quality of life?

   • Evidence suggests that digital games can improve older adults’ quality of life through improved physical, cognitive, and social health as well as general psychological wellbeing and emotional health.

   Can Mobile Digital Games Benefit Older Adults’ Health?

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   Should Seniors play digital games?

   • Lifelong learning has a major part to play by helping seniors stay mentally active and entertained while they build knowledge about healthy lifestyles. This paper adds a new possibility – playing digital games – to the mix.

   Playful Aging: Digital Games for Older Adults - AGE-WELL NCE

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   Are serious games for older adults useful?

   • Results of the systematic review have enabled us to identify and delimit certain aspects of serious games for older adults that can help improve their knowledge and use for social or educational purposes.

   Use of serious games with older adults: systematic literature review

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   Are video games good for older adults?

   • Aspects such as cooperative and social play are viewed to contribute to improving social interaction and active participation, they also help maintain general cognitive function in older adults, improving social support, integration and social interaction. Finally, video games are also being analysed as mere entertainment, as an e-leisure resource.

   Use of serious games with older adults: systematic literature review

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   Why do older adults play games?

   • Games are engaging, entertaining ways for people to spend leisure time. Older adults play games for many reasons, such as to relax, be entertained, escape from unpleasant tasks, exercise, be challenged, avoid cognitive decline, learn, experience new worlds, connect with others including younger family members, and for general fun and enjoyment.

   Playful Aging: Digital Games for Older Adults - AGE-WELL NCE

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3. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Can Mobile Digital Games Benefit Older Adults’ Health?

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   Dec 2, 2017 · Evidence suggests that digital games can improve older adults’ quality of life through improved physical, cognitive, and social health as well as general psychological wellbeing and emotional health.

   • Author: Emmanuel Duplàa, David Kaufman, Louise Sauvé, Lise Renaud, Alice Ireland

   • Publish Year: 2017

4. www.nature.com › articles › s41599/023/02432-0Use of serious games with older adults: systematic literature ...

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   Dec 12, 2023 · As a complement to traditional interventions, these digital games can help older adults boost their health by improving their physical condition and coordination skills, combined...

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   Playing digital games can contribute to overall wellbeing and to specific aspects of older adults’ health. There is some research-based evidence that playing exergames (digital games based on physical movement) may improve aspects of physical health for older adults, including mobility and balance; they appear to be effective for stroke and ...

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6. liebertpub.com › doi › 10Health Benefits of Digital Videogames for the Aging ...

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   Dec 8, 2020 · Findings from each study that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed and summarized into emergent themes to determine the impact of digital games in promoting healthy behaviors and benefits among these older adults.

   • Author: Wenge Xu, Hai-Ning Liang, Nilufar Baghaei, Nilufar Baghaei, Bing Wu Berberich, Yong Yue

   • Publish Year: 2020

7. www.canhealth.com › 2020/03/04 › playful-agingPlayful aging: digital games offer gains for seniors

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   Mar 4, 2020 · VANCOUVER – A newly released white paper shows that digital games can help to maintain and improve health and quality of life for older adults who face physical, mental and social changes of aging.

8. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullOlder Adults’ Digital Gameplay: Patterns, Benefits, and ...

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   Apr 21, 2016 · Empirical evidence suggests that digital gameplay can enhance social interaction and improve cognition for older adults. However, if digital games are to be effectively used as interventions to address age-related challenges, it is important to explore older adults’ experiences in playing them.

9. www.thelancet.com › journals › lanwpcGamification and older adults: opportunities for gamification ...

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   Jul 6, 2022 · COVID-19 has highlighted the role digital technology can play in improving health. 47 Gamification has the potential to engage older people in health promotion activities and to impact positively on health outcomes, yet there are wider considerations such as digital inclusion that needs to be taken into account with intervention planning. In ...