Using asynchronous exergames to encourage an active ageing lifestyle: Solitaire fitness study protocol

Gay, VC; Garcia, JA; Leong, TW

Using asynchronous exergames to encourage an active ageing lifestyle: Solitaire fitness study protocol

Gay, VC

Garcia, JA

Leong, TW

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Citation:: 2019, 266 pp. 70 - 75
Issue Date:: 2019-08-08

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dc.contributor.author	Gay, VC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-1995	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Garcia, JA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5718-1605	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leong, TW https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1021-9001	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-08-08	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2019, 266 pp. 70 - 75	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781643680064	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135553
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 The authors and IOS Press. This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0). A healthy and active lifestyle can significantly improve the well-being and quality of life; however, some elderly people struggle to stay motivated and engaged with any form of exercise. The project Elaine (Elderly, AI and New Experiences) addresses this problem by seeking to improve the quality of life of the elderly through exergames. Currently, the project explores a novel approach in the field of health informatics called asynchronous exergaming. This approach, a new trend in games in the health domain, allows the elderly to workout at their own pace, and in their own time, with their physical activity linked asynchronously to a game. This paper presents the study protocol for Solitaire Fitness, a new asynchronous exergame developed by the team. The game aims at increasing the motivation of the elderly to engage in physical exercise whilst helping to maintain their cognitive abilities. It also describes the protocol for the trial. The result of this research has the potential to benefit elderly that need nudging to be motivated to exercise, health care providers treating people with sedentary lifestyles and researchers investigating ways to encourage the elderly to exercise.	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3233/SHTI190775	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Medical Informatics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Life Style	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aging	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Video Games	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sedentary Behavior	en_US
dc.title	Using asynchronous exergames to encourage an active ageing lifestyle: Solitaire fitness study protocol	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.citation.volume	266	en_US
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
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 Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - INEXT - Innovation in IT Services and Applications
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - PERSWADE - Centre on Persuasive Systems for Wise Adaptive Living
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	266	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 The authors and IOS Press. This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0). A healthy and active lifestyle can significantly improve the well-being and quality of life; however, some elderly people struggle to stay motivated and engaged with any form of exercise. The project Elaine (Elderly, AI and New Experiences) addresses this problem by seeking to improve the quality of life of the elderly through exergames. Currently, the project explores a novel approach in the field of health informatics called asynchronous exergaming. This approach, a new trend in games in the health domain, allows the elderly to workout at their own pace, and in their own time, with their physical activity linked asynchronously to a game. This paper presents the study protocol for Solitaire Fitness, a new asynchronous exergame developed by the team. The game aims at increasing the motivation of the elderly to engage in physical exercise whilst helping to maintain their cognitive abilities. It also describes the protocol for the trial. The result of this research has the potential to benefit elderly that need nudging to be motivated to exercise, health care providers treating people with sedentary lifestyles and researchers investigating ways to encourage the elderly to exercise.

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