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Article

The Effectiveness and Usability of a Rehabilitation Program Using the Nintendo Switch to Promote Healthy Aging in Older People with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial

by
Melissa Helen Zegarra-Ramos
1,
Cristina García-Bravo
2,3,4,
Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas
2,3,*,
Gemma Fernández-Gómez
2,3,
Mª Pilar Rodríguez-Pérez
2,3,
Jorge Pérez-Corrales
2,4 and
Sara García-Bravo
2,5
1
Orpea Collado Villalba, Nursing Home, 28400 Madrid, Spain
2
Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
3
Research Group in Evaluation and Assessment of Capacity, Functionality and Disability (TO + IDI), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
4
Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
5
Physiocare Madrid, Physiotherapy Clinic, 28026 Madrid, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(6), 672; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060672
Submission received: 29 January 2024 / Revised: 13 March 2024 / Accepted: 14 March 2024 / Published: 16 March 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Virtual Reality and Robotics Interventions for Neurological Diseases)
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(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.
Keywords: occupational therapy; Nintendo Switch; healthy aging; quality of life; elderly people occupational therapy; Nintendo Switch; healthy aging; quality of life; elderly people

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Zegarra-Ramos, M.H.; García-Bravo, C.; Huertas-Hoyas, E.; Fernández-Gómez, G.; Rodríguez-Pérez, M.P.; Pérez-Corrales, J.; García-Bravo, S. The Effectiveness and Usability of a Rehabilitation Program Using the Nintendo Switch to Promote Healthy Aging in Older People with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Healthcare 2024, 12, 672. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060672

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Zegarra-Ramos MH, García-Bravo C, Huertas-Hoyas E, Fernández-Gómez G, Rodríguez-Pérez MP, Pérez-Corrales J, García-Bravo S. The Effectiveness and Usability of a Rehabilitation Program Using the Nintendo Switch to Promote Healthy Aging in Older People with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Healthcare. 2024; 12(6):672. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060672

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Zegarra-Ramos, Melissa Helen, Cristina García-Bravo, Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas, Gemma Fernández-Gómez, Mª Pilar Rodríguez-Pérez, Jorge Pérez-Corrales, and Sara García-Bravo. 2024. "The Effectiveness and Usability of a Rehabilitation Program Using the Nintendo Switch to Promote Healthy Aging in Older People with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial" Healthcare 12, no. 6: 672. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060672

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Zegarra-Ramos, M. H., García-Bravo, C., Huertas-Hoyas, E., Fernández-Gómez, G., Rodríguez-Pérez, M. P., Pérez-Corrales, J., & García-Bravo, S. (2024). The Effectiveness and Usability of a Rehabilitation Program Using the Nintendo Switch to Promote Healthy Aging in Older People with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Healthcare, 12(6), 672. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060672

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