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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 66-74 |
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Exergaming as a mental health intervention in the elderly: A clinical review
Ishita Bhattacharya1, Divya Ambetkar1, Vishakha Patil2, Avinash De Sousa3, Sagar Karia3
1 Independent Research Scholar and Psychologist, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Physiotherapy, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Avinash De Sousa
Carmel, 18, St. Francis Road, Off SV Road, Santacruz West, Mumbai - 400 054, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jgmh.jgmh_16_22
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Exergames is a new arena of mental health intervention in the elderly. The present article is a clinical review on various areas where exergaming has been used to enhance mental health in the elderly. The review looks at the use of exergames in dementia, geriatric depression, as a tool for movement and to improve memory and cognition. The role of exergames in improving intellectual function, instability and falls in the elderly is also discussed. The role of exergames to improve fragility is mentioned. The review looks at the advantages and disadvantages of exergames in the elderly and the limitations of various studies done so far from a clinical and scientific rigor standpoint. The future research needs are also discussed. Exergames is a mental health intervention area in geriatric mental health that will be used more in the years to come.
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