They can be especially beneficial for elderly people for three main reasons. Ī pervasive game is an electronic game that blends the real and virtual worlds, proposing interactions that incorporate elements from players’ daily lives into the game rules. In that context, pervasive games are a relatively recent field of research.
Electronic games became a major topic of interest, being used in varied fields such as the rehabilitation of psychomotor functions, prevention of age-related diseases, and promotion of active lifestyles. Previous work addressed that goal using different approaches, each with different levels of success. This phenomenon intensifies the need for effective strategies to promote the well-being of elderly people. The proportion of elderly people is increasing in populations worldwide as a natural consequence of the progression in health care and technology, as well as decreased birth rates. Correlations between both absolute and proportional change and the play activity were significant (absolute change: r=0.59, 95% CI 0.32 to 0.77 proportional change: r=0.39, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.64). The result of the analysis of the group effect was significant (absolute change: η 2=0.31, P=.04 proportional change: η 2=0.30, P=.03). Step counts during the first week were used as the baseline level of physical activity (no social interaction group: mean 46,697.2, SE 7905.4 social interaction group: mean 45,967.3, SE 8260.7). A total of 20 participants were recruited (no social interaction group, n=10 social interaction group, n=10) 18 participants remained active until the end of the study (no social interaction group, n=9 social interaction group, n=9).
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