Effectiveness and feasibility of virtual reality and gaming system use at home by older adults for enabling physical activity to improve health-related domains: A systematic review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 188-195

  Miller, Kimberly J ^a,b   Adair, Brooke S ^b,c   Pearce, Alan J ^d   Said, Catherine M ^b,e   Ozanne, Elizabeth ^b   Morris, Meg M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Gaming; Older people; Physical activity; Systematic review; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WELLBEING;

EFFECTIVENESS; GAMING; OLDER PEOPLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84896708803     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft194     Document Type: Article

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