Exergaming as meaningful activity for people with dementia: Evaluation of effect and implementation

Effects of Exergaming on Cognitive and Social Functioning of People with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objectives: Physical activity in people with dementia (PwD) may enhance physical and mental functioning. Exergaming, which combines physical exercise with cognitive stimulation in a gaming environment, was developed to overcome barriers in performing physical activities. We evaluated the effects of exergaming in day care centers (DCCs) for PwD...

The (cost) effectiveness of exergaming in people living with dementia and their informal caregivers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background Physical activity is linked to benefits such as increased physical fitness, cognition, emotional and social functioning, general health and well-being in older people. Some evidence suggests that this also applies to people living with dementia. However, it can be harder for them to perform physical activities, due to several barriers...

Factsheet Exergaming voor mensen met dementie: beweeg je mee? adviezen ter bevordering van succesvolle implementatie.[exergaming for living with dementia: cn you move along? Recommendations to promote successful implementation

Er is steeds meer erkenning van het belang van beweegactiviteiten, ook voor mensen met dementie! Exergaming (exercise en gaming) is een innovatieve manier waarop mensen met dementie binnenshuis veilig en plezierig kunnen bewegen, met behulp van beweegspellen in een virtuele omgeving. Met deze factsheet willen we een succesvolle invoering en...

Effects of Exergaming in People with Dementia: Results of a Systematic Literature Review

Background: Physical exercise benefits functioning, health, and well-being. However, people living with dementia in particular hardly engage in exercise. Exergaming (exercise and gaming) is an innovative, fun, and relatively safe way of exercising in a virtual reality or gaming environment. It may help people living with dementia overcome...

The electronic, personalizable Rosetta system for dementia care: Exploring the user-friendliness, usefulness and impact

Purpose: This research aimed to integrate three previously developed assistive technology (AT) systems into one modular, multifunctional system, which can support people with dementia and carers throughout the course of dementia. In an explorative evaluation study, the integrated system, called Rosetta, was tested on usefulness, user...

The rosetta project

To support the growing number of community-dwelling persons with dementia, alternative solutions, such as assistive technologies, are needed. In the European Rosetta Project, three separate ICT systems were improved, integrated, and evaluated with the objective to create one modular system that helps community-dwelling people with mild cognitive...

Participation of end users in the design of assistive technology for people with mild to severe cognitive problems; The European Rosetta project

Background: In the European Rosetta project three separate, previously developed, ICT systems were improved and integrated to create one modular system that helps community-dwelling people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia in different stages of the disease. The system aims to support them in daily functioning, monitor (deviations from...

Functional requirements for assistive technology for people with cognitive impairments and dementia

The amount of technological aids on the market to support people in their everyday functioning is increasing. For example mobile telephone, electronic diary, skyping and domotics. Many of these aids are too complicated to operate for people with cognitive impairments, like dementia. For technology to be practicable and useful for them, it will...

The effects of a psychomotor activation programme for use in groups of cognitively impaired people in homes for the elderly

Objectives. To test the effects of the Psychomotor Activation Programme (PAP) on the behaviour and cognition of demented elderly people. Design. Randomized controlled trial with an experimental group and a control group. Post-test after 6 months. Setting. Group care projects for demented elderly people living in 11 different homes for the...

Beweeg met ons mee! Een activeringsprogramma in groepsverband voor dementerende mensen