Enhancing Older Adults’ Social Connectedness through Digital Games

Kaufman, David

doi:10.31031/ggs.2017.01.000504

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“…Dakim ® Brainfitness™). Older adults are typically more motivated to play these games when a social component is involved: playing competitively or, even better, playing together [100].…”

Section: Self-management Living Independently and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends and Developments in Health-Care and Social Services

Mikkonen

Sourtzi²,

Turjamaa

et al. 2018

Older People: Improving Health and Social Care

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Health and well-being promotion as well as disease prevention are an important part of health-care and social services also in older people's lives in all settings. As was mentioned in the introduction of this chapter, focusing on health and well-being promotion and disease prevention for older people supports enhancing health and well-being of older people as well as enabling efficient use of resources in healthcare and social services. Different kinds of approaches and interventions are used to increase people's well-being and prevent diseases as well as reduce health costs. These interventions are traditionally targeted towards younger people as those who have more years of life ahead and can benefit from prevention activities for longer period of time. However, while the population is ageing in Europe, health and wellbeing promotion and disease prevention for older people is more and more important as it may bring variety of social benefits. Several kinds of methods are used in health promotion and disease prevention [1-3].

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Section: Self-management Living Independently and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%