Executive Functions
Conditions
Keywords
Modern board game, Executive functions, Social participation, Well-being, Older people
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to assess the effects of an intervention using modern board game-based learning in a sample of older individuals. The evaluation will focus on determining if there is a change in executive functions, social participation, and participants' perception of well-being.
Detailed description
The aim of the study is to assess the effects of an intervention using modern board game-based learning in a sample of older individuals. The intervention will last for 12 weeks, incorporating the use of the 16 board games identified in the previous study, which also established the most suitable adaptations and methodologies for this age group. The study will take place in a senior living facility. A quasi-experimental methodology will be employed, involving both a control group and an experimental group. The evaluation will focus on determining if there is a change in executive functions, social participation, and participants' perception of well-being.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALModern board game-based learning
Modern board game-based learning involves using contemporary board games as educational tools. It emphasizes active participation, critical thinking, and social interaction among participants. By integrating strategic thinking and problem-solving within a game context, this approach aims to enhance learning experiences in an engaging and enjoyable manner. In this study, board games have been selected to target and engage executive functions.
Sponsors
Centro Doctor Villacián, Valladolid, Spain
European University Miguel de Cervantes
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Masking description
No masking.
Intervention model description
A quasi-experimental methodology will be employed, involving both a control group and an experimental group. Randomized control trial.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Be residents of the Centro Doctor Villacián (Valladolid). * Willing to commit to the study. * Have literacy skills.
Exclusion criteria
· Presentation of advanced dementia case.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly | 0 weeks,12 weeks | The cognitive subscale CAMCONG is used, Section B of the CAMDEX-R (Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly, adapted to Spanish by López-Pousa (2015)). It consists of 60 items (neuropsychological areas). The maximum score is 105 points in this revised option. In the scale validated by López-Pousa and others (1990), the cutoff point that best discriminated between a subject with dementia and one without dementia was 69/70. The scores for the different cognitive functions: orientation (minimun score 0, máximum score 10), language (minimun score 0, maximum score 30), memory (minimum score 0, maximum score 27), attention/calculation (minimum score 0, maximum score 9), praxis (minimun score 0, máximum score 12), abstract thinking (minimum score 0, maximum score 8), perception (mínimum score 0, máximum score 9). Minimum score: 0, total maximum score: 105. Executive function (maximum score is 28). A higher score indicates a better state of executive functions. |
| Trail Making Test to evaluate Executive Functions | 0 weeks,12 weeks | As a complement to assess executive functions, the TESEN (Trail Making Test to evaluate Executive Functions) is used, by Portellano Pérez and Martínez Arias (2014). It consists of four subtests (trails) where the evaluated person initiates increasingly complex cognitive processes and demands that measure functions such as working memory, prospective memory, motor processing speed, perceptual speed, inhibition, sustained attention, and alternating attention. The TESEN provides three different scores for each trail, which are: execution score (E=hits-errors/time), speed score (V=time in seconds), and accuracy score (P=hits-errors/hits). In the quick correction mode, these values can be converted into decatips, a scale from 1 to 10, where the highest level indicates better development of executive functions. |
| Assessment of quality of life in older adults and people with disabilities | 0 weeks,12 weeks | The FUMAT scale (Gómez, Verdugo, Arias, and Navas, 2008) is an assessment instrument composed of 8 subscales that make up Quality of Life. In this study, the dimensions corresponding to will be used: emotional well-being (8 items, minimun score 8, maximum score 32); interpersonal relationships (6 items, minimun score 6, maximum score 24); personal development (8 items, minimum score 8, maximum score 32); social inclusión (9 items, minimun score 9, maximum score 36). |
| Psychometric development and practical use | 0 weeks,12 weeks | The Volitional Questionnaire (VQ) by De las Heras, Geist, and Kielhofner (1998) consists of 14 items with a four-level scale, covering the continuum from spontaneous (highest level) to passive (lowest level). The total score of the questionnaire is 56 points and is divided into three scales (exploration, competence, and achievement). A higher score indicates higher levels of volition. Below is indicated the subscale, the number of ítems, the mínimum score and the máximum sore: exploration (5 items, mínimum score 5, maximum score 20), competence (5 items, mínimum score 5, maximum score 20), achievement (4 items, mínimum score 4, maximum score 15). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed