Tackling the Challenge of the Aging Society: Detecting and Preventing Cognitive and Physical Decline through Games and Consumer Technologies / 대한의료정보학회지
Healthcare Informatics Research
;
: 87-93, 2017.
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| ID: wpr-51904
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study seeks to review some of the approaches employed to address health and well-being issues in the elderly population.METHODS:
This article reviews and analyses a range of projects and approaches designed for the elderly population and aimed at preserving and/or enhancing physical and cognitive capabilities in later life.RESULTS:
Various intervention measures have been developed across the globe to preserve and/or enhance physical and cognitive capabilities of the elderly population. A selection of these measures is described in this article.CONCLUSIONS:
Approaches which combine games psychology and mechanics with enabling technologies designed to engage, influence and motivate elderly people can encourage healthy active aging lifestyles. Healthy active aging helps to realise a double dividend of reduced healthcare costs and an improved quality of life for the elder citizen.
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Asunto principal:
Psicología
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Calidad de Vida
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Envejecimiento
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Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
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Costos de la Atención en Salud
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Mecánica
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Terapia por Ejercicio
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Estilo de Vida
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Healthcare Informatics Research
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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