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2023 » Papers » Volume 1 » A System for Engaging Older Adults in Maintaining an Active and Healthy Life Through Games 1. A SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING OLDER ADULTS IN MAINTAINING AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFE THROUGH GAMES Authors: Mocanu Irina, Awada Imad-Alex , Cramariuc Oana Volume 1 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-23-038 | Pages: 403-417 | Download PDF | Abstract
Due to increasing number of older people health systems represent an important factor that can help them for maintaining and improving their life conditions. This paper presents a holistic approach which we take by targeting physiological parameters related to body health and oral health as well as aspects related to mental health such as cognitive and social wellbeing. The system combines health, oral health and wellbeing parameters with. cognitive games for maintaining an active and healthy life for older people. The system maps the values of these parameters into a score factor that will award the user, getting him the possibility to obtain a higher place for the game leaderboard. The evaluation of the system is performed using 20 older adults over a period of two weeks in testing for part of the system in order to evaluate the robustness of the implementation and to collect users' feedback for the fine-tuning of the platform prior to more extensive pilot studies. After evaluation, the health monitoring functionality was rated as very useful by all participants. The medical devices were appreciated to like the ones already used already. The app motivates users to check and take care of their health more often and more regularly while at the same time increasing their sense of control and safety. | Keywords
health and wellbeing monitoring, cognitive games, learning healthy style |
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