elderly
Conditions
Interventions
A minimum of 46 elderly, students of a informatics course, will participate in the study. Initially, the students will have 8 usual informatics classes in the institution where they were enrolled spon
Behavioural
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Sponsors
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All the elderly over 60 years, of both sexes, spontaneously enrolled in the informatics beginner class for seniors of the Reference certer of elderly in Ribeirão Pires.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who have less than 75% of frequency in the classes between the assessments and/or do not complete the three moments of assessment. Individuals with some motor impairment of the upper limbs, which prevents them to practice the games, will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement on self-perceived loneliness, representing the socialization level of the elderly, comparing baseline to the first 8 usual computer classes and after the 8 classes with virtual reality games. This will be verified through the decrease in the score of SELSA-S and ULS-6 scales. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease in time of response and increase in performance during the practise of virtual reality games. Both of them are recorded by the game software. Performance will be considered as an increase in score and number of correct responses and a decrease in the wrong responses. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuiz de Abreu
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Outcome results
None listed