Zegarra-Ramos Melissa Helen, García-Bravo Cristina, Huertas-Hoyas Elisabet, Fernández-Gómez Gemma, Rodríguez-Pérez Mª Pilar, Pérez-Corrales Jorge, García-Bravo Sara
Orpea Collado Villalba, Nursing Home, 28400 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 16;12(6):672. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12060672.
(1) Background: Healthy aging is the process of developing and maintaining functional capacity and optimizing involvement in order to improve one's quality of life as people age. This study aimed to encourage healthy aging in people with cognitive impairment, as well as a control group, via the use of the Nintendo Switch combined with occupational therapy sessions, aiming to improve gross and fine motor skills, functionality, quality of life, and cognitive status. (2) Methods: A randomized clinical trial was undertaken. The sample was randomized using the OxMar software program Attribution 4.0 International, facilitating the division into a control group (CG), who received conventional occupational therapy sessions, and an experimental group (EG), who received therapy incorporating the Nintendo Switch, in addition to conventional occupational therapy sessions. The intervention period with the Nintendo Switch lasted for 8 weeks. (3) Results: Thirty-two participants were included in the study. Significant differences were found in the vast majority of the variables analyzed, which shows an improvement following the intervention; these improvements were mainly observed in measures of skill and the perception of quality of life. (4) Conclusions: An eight-week intervention with the Nintendo Switch alongside conventional occupational therapy helps to maintain cognitive status and functional independence. Following 8 weeks of intervention with the Nintendo Switch, improvements in gross motor dexterity, fine motor dexterity, and quality of life were observed in older people with cognitive impairment.
(1) 背景：健康老龄化是随着人们年龄增长，发展并维持功能能力以及优化参与度以提高生活质量的过程。本研究旨在通过使用任天堂Switch游戏机结合职业治疗课程，鼓励认知障碍患者以及对照组实现健康老龄化，目标是改善粗大和精细运动技能、功能、生活质量及认知状态。(2) 方法：进行了一项随机临床试验。使用OxMar软件程序“知识共享署名4.0国际许可协议”对样本进行随机分组，便于分为接受传统职业治疗课程的对照组（CG）和除接受传统职业治疗课程外还接受包含任天堂Switch游戏机治疗的实验组（EG）。使用任天堂Switch游戏机的干预期持续8周。(3) 结果：32名参与者纳入研究。在绝大多数分析变量中发现了显著差异，表明干预后有改善；这些改善主要体现在技能测量和生活质量感知方面。(4) 结论：任天堂Switch游戏机结合传统职业治疗进行为期八周的干预有助于维持认知状态和功能独立性。在对认知障碍老年人使用任天堂Switch游戏机进行8周干预后，观察到其粗大运动灵活性、精细运动灵活性和生活质量有所改善。
