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RUTH-ANN STYRON, LRT, BCBEAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN IMPROVING COGNITION IN PEOPLE AGED 50
AND OLDER
Objectives
To learn about the current state of evidence-based research surrounding video games used for health and wellness.
To understand the need for effective interventions for declines in cognition.
To learn about how casual video games could be used to maintain and improve cognition.
To understand the methodology used for this study.
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAMES
Video Game Research
Anxiety
(Patel et al., 2006)
Reduced anxietyin children beforesurgery, as effectiveas an oral sedative
20% reductionin pain whencompared withstandardanalgesic interventions
Burn Pain
(Sharar et al., 2007)
Changes in cognition associated with Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Diagnostic Tool
(Jimison, Pavel, McKanna & Pavel, 2004)
Improvingpatient carein cancerunits
Training Medical Students
(Fukuchi, Offutt, Sacks, & Mann, 2000).
Cognition
Cognition
Processing speedMental FlexibilityMemoryAttentionInhibitionOrganizingDecision-making
Frontal Lobe
Purpose
Cognition deficits occur as people age.
Effective interventions to maintain and improve cognition are needed.
Current interventions have low compliance and little evidence-based research for effectiveness.
Current Interventions – Serious Games
Playing Brain Age for 4 weekscould lead to improved cognitivefunctions in older adults (Nouchi et al., 2012)
Non-quantitative reviewof cognitive interventionsshows limited support(Vidovich & Almeida, 2011)
Casual Video Games
Casual Video Games
How Video Games Improve Cognition
Brain Plasticity
Task Engagement
Transfer of Training
Flow and Task Engagement
ability challenge
Frustration
Boredom
How Video Games Improve Cognition
Brain Plasticity
Task Engagement
Transfer of Training
RESEARCH DESIGN
Methodology
Population & Sample
Population Individuals in Eastern North Carolina aged fifty years
and older.
Sample included adults over the age of fifty who are able to give informed consent and possess at least a sixth grade reading level.
Incentives
Data Collection Protocol
Psychophysiological Measurements
Measurement of Electrical Brain Activity - Electroencephalography (EEG)
Measurement of Physiological Stress - Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Measurement of Breathing Rate – Respiration Strap
Next Steps
Participant RecruitmentData CollectionStatistical AnalysisPublication
References
Patel, A., Schieble, T., Davidson, M., Tran, M. C. J., Schoenberg, C., Delphin, E., & Bennett, H. (2006). Distraction with a hand-held video game reduces pediatric preoperative anxiety. Pediatric Anesthesia, 16, 1019–1027.
Sharar, S., Carrougher, G., Nakamura, D., Hoffman, H., Blough, D., & Patterson, D. (2007). Factors influencing the efficacy of virtual reality distraction analgesia during postburn physical therapy: Preliminary results from 3 ongoing studies. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88, s43–s49.
References
Jimison, H.B., Pavel, M., McKanna, J. and Pavel, J. (2004). Unobtrusive monitoring of computer interactions to detect cognitive status in elders. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 8(3), 248-252.
Fukuchi, S., Offutt, L., Sacks, J., & Mann, B. (2000). Teaching a multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment during surgical clerkship via an interactive board game. The American Journal of Surgery, 179, 337–340.
References
Nouchi, R., Yasuyuki, T., Hikaru, T., Hiroshi, H., Yuko, A., Yayoi, S.,… Ryuta, K. (2012). Brain training game improves executive functions and processing speed in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial. Plos One, 7(1), e29676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029676
Vidovich, M., & Almeida, O. (2011). Cognition-focused interventions for older adults: The state of play. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(4), 313-316. doi: 10.3109/10398562.2011.579973