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Motivational Determinants of Exergame Participation for Older People in Assisted Living Facilities: Mixed-Methods Study

BACKGROUND: Exergames (exercise-based videogames) for delivering strength and balance exercise for older people are growing in popularity with the emergence of new Kinect-based technologies; however, little is known about the factors affecting their uptake and usage by older people. OBJECTIVE: The a...

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Autores principales: Meekes, Wytske, Stanmore, Emma Kate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28684385
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6841
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description BACKGROUND: Exergames (exercise-based videogames) for delivering strength and balance exercise for older people are growing in popularity with the emergence of new Kinect-based technologies; however, little is known about the factors affecting their uptake and usage by older people. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the factors that may influence the motivation of older people to use exergames to improve their physical function and reduce fall risk. METHODS: Mixed methods were employed in which 14 semistructured interviews were conducted with older people (n=12, aged 59-91 years) from 2 assisted living facilities in the North West of the United Kingdom. The older people participated in a 6-week trial of exergames along with one manager and one physiotherapist; 81 h of observation and Technology Acceptance Model questionnaires were conducted. RESULTS: The findings suggest that the participants were intrinsically motivated to participate in the exergames because of the enjoyment experienced when playing the exergames and perceived improvements in their physical and mental health and social confidence. The social interaction provided in this study was an important extrinsic motivator that increased the intrinsic motivation to adhere to the exergame program. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that exergames may be a promising tool for delivering falls prevention exercises and increasing adherence to exercise in older people. Understanding the motivation of older people to use exergames may assist in the process of implementation.
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spelling pubmed-55198282017-08-07 Motivational Determinants of Exergame Participation for Older People in Assisted Living Facilities: Mixed-Methods Study Meekes, Wytske Stanmore, Emma Kate J Med Internet Res Original Paper BACKGROUND: Exergames (exercise-based videogames) for delivering strength and balance exercise for older people are growing in popularity with the emergence of new Kinect-based technologies; however, little is known about the factors affecting their uptake and usage by older people. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the factors that may influence the motivation of older people to use exergames to improve their physical function and reduce fall risk. METHODS: Mixed methods were employed in which 14 semistructured interviews were conducted with older people (n=12, aged 59-91 years) from 2 assisted living facilities in the North West of the United Kingdom. The older people participated in a 6-week trial of exergames along with one manager and one physiotherapist; 81 h of observation and Technology Acceptance Model questionnaires were conducted. RESULTS: The findings suggest that the participants were intrinsically motivated to participate in the exergames because of the enjoyment experienced when playing the exergames and perceived improvements in their physical and mental health and social confidence. The social interaction provided in this study was an important extrinsic motivator that increased the intrinsic motivation to adhere to the exergame program. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that exergames may be a promising tool for delivering falls prevention exercises and increasing adherence to exercise in older people. Understanding the motivation of older people to use exergames may assist in the process of implementation. JMIR Publications 2017-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5519828/ /pubmed/28684385 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6841 Text en ©Wytske Meekes, Emma Kate Stanmore. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 06.07.2017. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
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title_full Motivational Determinants of Exergame Participation for Older People in Assisted Living Facilities: Mixed-Methods Study
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title_full_unstemmed Motivational Determinants of Exergame Participation for Older People in Assisted Living Facilities: Mixed-Methods Study
title_short Motivational Determinants of Exergame Participation for Older People in Assisted Living Facilities: Mixed-Methods Study
title_sort motivational determinants of exergame participation for older people in assisted living facilities: mixed-methods study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28684385
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6841
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