Building Seniors' Social Connections and Reducing Loneliness Through a Digital Game

被引：9

作者：

Hausknecht, Simone ^{[1
]}

Schell, Robyn ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Fan ^{[1
]}

Kaufman, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Simon Fraser Univ, Fac Educ, 8888 Univ Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGEING WELL AND E-HEALTH (ICT4AGEINGWELL) | 2015年

关键词：

Digital Games; Videogames; Older Adults; Seniors; Aging; Social Connectedness; Loneliness; OLDER-ADULTS; CONNECTEDNESS; PERSPECTIVES; DEPRESSION; EXERGAMES; WII;

D O I：

10.5220/0005526802760284

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

Quality of life is related to social interactions as social connectedness can be an important aspect in older adults' sense of well-being. Technology offers many opportunities for older adults to build social connections and possibly reduce feelings of loneliness. In recent years, investigations into using digital games for older adults have shown some positive results. This study involved 73 participants in 14 different centres across a large city in western Canada. The group played in a Wii digital bowling tournament that lasted for eight weeks. Pre and post-tests were given to measure social connectedness, and loneliness. Semi-structured interviews then were conducted with 17 participants. Positive results were found for social connectedness and loneliness.

引用

页码：276 / 284

页数：9

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