How younger elderly realize usefulness of cognitive training video games to maintain their independent living

Talaei-Khoei, A; Daniel, J

How younger elderly realize usefulness of cognitive training video games to maintain their independent living

Talaei-Khoei, A Daniel, J

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Citation:: International Journal of Information Management, 2018, 42 pp. 1 - 12
Issue Date:: 2018-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Talaei-Khoei, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Daniel, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8668-2502	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Information Management, 2018, 42 pp. 1 - 12	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0268-4012	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132029
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 The objective of this paper is to understand the perception that younger elderly persons have towards the usefulness of playing Xbox Kinect video games as an assistive technology that is designed to maintain their cognitive abilities. Available literature highlights two kinds of assistive technologies; the first being Supportive Technologies that provide aid for already-declined functional abilities (such as hearing aids), and the second being Empowering Technologies that maintain functional abilities which have not yet declined (such as Xbox Kinect cognitive games). The difference in the nature between supportive and empowering technologies plays an important role in perceiving their benefits. For instance, while hearing aids as a supportive technology are perceived as useful through the improvement of hearing abilities, cognitive training games as an empowering technology have a long-term usefulness for cognitive abilities. This study conducts twenty-one qualitative interviews (range 65–87 years; mean = 71; SD = 3.81) and introduces perceived transfer effect. This effect allows the elderly to perceive the usefulness of playing cognitive training video games, which are designed to cultivate the cognitive abilities. In addition, this study found that the elderly value their independent living, and through cognitive video games, the elderly may remain capable of living independently.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Information Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.05.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Information Systems	en_US
dc.title	How younger elderly realize usefulness of cognitive training video games to maintain their independent living	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	42	en_US
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies	en_US
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing	en_US
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Systems, Management and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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pubs.volume	42	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 The objective of this paper is to understand the perception that younger elderly persons have towards the usefulness of playing Xbox Kinect video games as an assistive technology that is designed to maintain their cognitive abilities. Available literature highlights two kinds of assistive technologies; the first being Supportive Technologies that provide aid for already-declined functional abilities (such as hearing aids), and the second being Empowering Technologies that maintain functional abilities which have not yet declined (such as Xbox Kinect cognitive games). The difference in the nature between supportive and empowering technologies plays an important role in perceiving their benefits. For instance, while hearing aids as a supportive technology are perceived as useful through the improvement of hearing abilities, cognitive training games as an empowering technology have a long-term usefulness for cognitive abilities. This study conducts twenty-one qualitative interviews (range 65–87 years; mean = 71; SD = 3.81) and introduces perceived transfer effect. This effect allows the elderly to perceive the usefulness of playing cognitive training video games, which are designed to cultivate the cognitive abilities. In addition, this study found that the elderly value their independent living, and through cognitive video games, the elderly may remain capable of living independently.

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