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Tomika Williams1, Laurie Kennedy-Malone2, Julie Thompson3
1NC Elder Care, PLLC, 1380 Eastchester Dr. Suite 103, High Point, NC 27265, USA.
Background:
Older adults who engage in arranged residential video games have the potential to gain health benefits such as increase in physical activity beyond purposeful movement with movement-based games.
Methods:
A Nintendo Wii video gaming system was implemented for six-weeks as a physical activity intervention with long-term care residents to determine the impact on exercise benefits/barriers, self-efficacy for exercise, and physical activity levels.
Results:
Paired t-tests revealed improvement in exercise benefits/barriers, self-efficacy for exercise, and physical activity levels, albeit none with statistical significance (all p > .05).
Conclusions:
The use of the Nintendo Wii as an intervention to enhance physical activity for older adults in nursing home residents should be considered for use over a longer duration of time with older adults.
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