Aged
Conditions
Keywords
online Mahjong, physical activity, cognitive function, quality of life in older adults
Brief summary
This study aims to examine the clinical efficacy of online Mahjong in improving physical health, cognitive performance, happiness, laboratory biomarkers, and structural brain imaging (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) by a randomized controlled trial design, and hopefully to expand the scope of healthy aging intervention activities with strong scientific evidence.
Detailed description
Psychomotor function among older adult's decline was associated with reducing people interaction during pandemic has been reported. The research focused on examining the benefit and efficacy of digital based Mahjong games with 6-month intervention is very limited or none. A random control design was conducted with comparing intervention group and with control group, followed the CONSORT guidelines. Six months program was intervened to ensure the impact of the intervention. Primary outcome is brain imagery changes between groups, which showed changes in temporal fusiform cortex but not in resting-state fMRI. The total score of MoCA, delayed recall was increase from baseline to after intervention in experimental group. Overall cognitive function and visuospatial/executive, in experimental group improved more than control group. Improving self-rating daily health status as associated with achievement rate of Mahjong game. Increasing level of resilience was associated with demoralization level, subtraction of cognitive function, and 5th month walking steps. In addition, affecting incased self -rate overall heath was related to demoralization. In short, online mahjong intervention has positive impact on older adults in cognitive function , resilience, demoralization and overall quality of life.
Interventions
DEVICEBonus Winner Mahjong
Bonus Winner Mahjong developed by Bonus Winner Online Entertainment Co., Ltd. The participants in experimental group played three times a week, each time requiring at least lasting 30 minutes, for half of a year.
Sponsors
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
Participants were not explicitly informed about their group assignment and there was no contact between study investigators and participants during the study period. The intervention allocation was masked from investigators by anonymized coding, and the individuals who were assigned interventions were not involved in assessing outcomes and analyzing data. The investigators also avoided any potential interactions between participants in either intervention group.
Intervention model description
This study is a single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Eligible participants were allocated randomly 1:1, without stratification, to either the intervention or the control group, according to a computer-generated random number sequence.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Age ≥ 55 years old. 2. More than 6 years of formal education. 3. Can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese. 4. Can accept MRI examination without claustrophobia. 5. Can understand the research process, meet the requirements of the research, and can sign the consent form and participate in the subject.
Exclusion criteria
1. Have engaged in any Mahjong games in the past three months. 2. Engaged in Mahjong games more than three times per year in the past three years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in MRI study from baseline to 6 months in the intervention group. | baseline and 6 months | Change in MRI study from baseline to 6 months in the intervention group. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) | baseline and 6 months | Cognitive function measure by MoCA , which comprise a 30-question test.Score range: 0-30, and a score of 26 and higher is considered normal. |
| EuroQol instrument (EQ-5D) | baseline and 6 months | Quality of life measure by EQ-5D, which include five questions on mobility, self care, pain, usual activities, and psychological status. Score range: There are three level of the answers for each question, the maximum score of 1 refers to the best condition without problem, and higher scores refers more severe of the issue. Moreover, the visual analogue scale (VAS) which from 0-100, higher score indicating better health status. |
| International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) | baseline and 6 months | Physical activity measured by IPAQ, indicates that spent being physically active within the prior 7 days. Score range: There are no established thresholds for presenting MET-minutes, the IPAQ Research Committee proposes that reported as comparisons of median values and interquartile ranges for different populations. |
| Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) | baseline and 6 months | Resilience measured by BRS to assess ability to bounce back or recover from stress and adversity. Score range: 6-30, and higher scores refers to higher level of resilience. |
| Demoralization Scale-Mandarin Version (DS-MV) | baseline and 6 months | Demoralization measure by DS-MV, comprised 24 items and each rated on a five-point Likert scale.Score range: 0-96, and cut-off point score ≥30 was considered to identified demoralization. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed