@inproceedings{1eb037edb04c41a5b0e2d9364e11d4b2,
title = "Effectiveness of Serious Games for Visuospatial Abilities in Elderly Population with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis",
abstract = "We explore the effectiveness of serious games for visuospatial abilities among older adults with cognitive impairment by conducting a systematic review. Out of 548 identified publications, seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this review. According to a meta-analysis of four RCTs, there is no statistically significant difference (p=0.28) in visuospatial abilities between serious game and control groups. Further, the included RCTs noted no statistically significant difference in the visuospatial ability when comparing serious games to conventional exercise (one study) and other serious games (two studies). One RCT demonstrated a statistically significant effect of serious games on the visuospatial ability when compared with conventional cognitive training. This review could not prove the effectiveness of serious games in enhancing visuospatial abilities for older adults with cognitive impairment. Thus, serious games should not be offered or used for enhancing visuospatial abilities amongst the elderly population with cognitive impairment. More robust RCTs are needed to make firm conclusions on the efficacy of serious games.",
keywords = "Cognitive impairment, Meta-analysis, Older adults, Serious games, Systematic reviews, Visuospatial abilities",
author = "Alaa Abd-Alrazaq and Israa Abuelezz and Asma Hassan and Mohamed Khalifa and Arfan Ahmed and Ahmad Aldardour and Eiman Al-Jafar and Tanvir Alam and Zubair Shah and Mowafa Househ",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The authors and IOS Press.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.3233/SHTI220673",
language = "English",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press BV",
pages = "112--115",
editor = "John Mantas and Parisis Gallos and Emmanouil Zoulias and Arie Hasman and Househ, {Mowafa S.} and Marianna Diomidous and Joseph Liaskos and Martha Charalampidou",
booktitle = "Advances in Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare",
address = "Netherlands",
}