Older Adults’ Motivation for Physical Activity Using Gamified Technology: An Eight-Week Experimental Study

Kappen, Dennis L.; Mirza-Babaei, Pejman; Nacke, Lennart E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50249-2_22

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“…Another study examined the effect of using a gamified website versus a pedometer versus a control group. The group of elderly people using the gamified website had a better engagement, greater autonomy, and more enthusiasm for exercise (15).…”

Section: Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gamifying Exercise in the Elderly

Heston¹

2023

JCMR

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Gamification of exercise in the elderly is a promising approach to promoting physical activity and improving overall health outcomes. By integrating game elements into exercise routines, seniors experience increased motivation, adherence and enjoyment, which leads to improved physical and cognitive health. Strategies for implementing gamification into exercise programs involve game design, personalization and feedback mechanisms.

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Section: Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gamifying Exercise in the Elderly

Heston¹

2023

JCMR

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“…Finally, works such as those of [11,50,51], focused on the study of motivation for physical activity in the elderly, conclude several guidelines that can improve engagement, such as (1) elements of intrinsic motivation, such as the choice of exercise intensity or the difficulty of challenge; (2) extrinsic motivation elements such as valuing effort, showing progression, or highlighting achievements, and (3) feedback elements that show a graphical representation of progress and encouragement through motivational phrases.…”

Section: Gamification On Adultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Voice Assistant Application for Avoiding Sedentarism in Elderly People Based on IoT Technologies

Román¹,

Martínez²,

Murciego³

et al. 2021

Electronics

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The rise in the use of virtual assistants such as Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa among different sectors of society is facilitating access to information and services that were previously inconceivable due to the existing digital divide due to age. This situation allows especially the elderly to perform tasks much more easily and to access applications and services that could be a challenge for them with other digital user interfaces. With this in mind, the EMERITI project aims to improve the lives of the elderly through the use of virtual assistants in different case studies. In this sense, virtual voice assistants along with the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can contribute to avoid sedentarism in the elderly; however, it is necessary to address the problem of proactivity presented by the virtual assistants available in the market. This article presents a solution that, through the use of activity monitoring smart bracelets, IoT devices and virtual voice assistants allow the elderly to monitor their daily physical activity simply by using their voice and therefore prevent them from sedentary patterns. Finally, this study presents the technical results obtained after the deployment of the proposed system and discusses the main advantages and the current challenges of the use of virtual assistants in applications to prevent sedentary lifestyles in the elderly.

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“…However, most often, these studies are targeting either a younger population [57][58][59] or a specific disease, e.g., [60,61]. Studies on gamification for older adults are thus far scarce [27,29,50]. A recent literature review by Koivisto and Malik [50] investigated research studies on older adults (aged over 55) and gamification.…”

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“…Studies investigating motivation of older adults to increase their physical activity showed that engagement was higher when using gamification techniques, e.g., by providing goals or stages of difficulty [27]. However, MDT are no panacea; it has been shown that not all MDT are equally welcomed.…”

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Influence of Motivational Design Techniques on Use and Acceptance of Self-Management Health Systems in Older Adults

D'Haeseleer¹,

Schoofs²,

Schutters³

et al. 2021

EAI Endorsed Trans Perv Health Tech

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INTRODUCTION: Self-Management Health Systems (SMHS) are envisioned to support older adults and contribute to ageing in place. To promote the use and acceptance of SMHS, designers may resort to using motivational design techniques (MDT).OBJECTIVES: This paper investigates how and which older adults prefer MDT in SMHS and whether these preferences are mediated by either motivation for health management (MHM) or mobile device proficiency (MDP).METHODS: Based on a user evaluation with 45 older adults (mean age=84, SD=6.75), 32 MDT, MHM, and MDP were polled through questionnaires and informal interviews.RESULTS: Findings showed that most techniques were welcomed, but also that scores vary widely, reflecting heterogeneity in the population and calling for caution in its implementation. These findings are then translated into implications for design.CONCLUSION: Overall, older adults welcome MDT in SMHS. However, MDT are no panacea; tailoring MDT to users’ needs is therefore crucial.

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Older Adults’ Motivation for Physical Activity Using Gamified Technology: An Eight-Week Experimental Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 80 publications

Gamifying Exercise in the Elderly

Gamifying Exercise in the Elderly

Voice Assistant Application for Avoiding Sedentarism in Elderly People Based on IoT Technologies

Influence of Motivational Design Techniques on Use and Acceptance of Self-Management Health Systems in Older Adults

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