@inproceedings{00062962d60e473eb865869851ad762c,
title = "Effectiveness of serious games for language processing amongst elderly population with cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
abstract = "This article intended to carry out a systematic review on the effectiveness of serious games for language processing among older adults with cognitive impairment. Out of 548 retrieved records, six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) eventually met the eligibility criteria. A meta-analysis of four studies showed that serious games are more effective than no/passive interventions in enhancing language processing among older adults with cognitive impairment (p=0.008). Further, a statistically significant effect of serious games on language processing when compared with conventional cognitive activities and conventional exercises was reported in two RCTs. Other RCTs found that exergames are as effective as computerized cognitive training games in improving language processing. Serious games should be offered or used as complementary (i.e., not a substitute) to the current interventions. For there to be definitive conclusions about the efficacy of serious games on language processing more trials are needed.",
keywords = "Serious games, Language processing, Cognitive impairment, Older adults, Systematic reviews, Meta-analysis",
author = "Alaa Abd-Alrazaq and Asmaa Hassan and Israa Abuelezz and Mohamed Khalifa and Arfan Ahmed and Ahmad Aldardour and Eiman Al-Jafar and Tanvir Alam and Zubair Shah and Mowafa Househ",
note = "Copyright the Author(s) and IOS Press 2022. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.; 20th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2022 ; Conference date: 01-07-2022 Through 03-07-2022",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
day = "29",
doi = "10.3233/SHTI220672",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781643682907",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "108--111",
editor = "John Mantas and Parisis Gallos and Emmanouil Zoulias and Arie Hasman and Househ, {Mowafa S.} and Marianna Diomidous and Joseph Liaskos and Martha Charalampidou",
booktitle = "Advances in Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare",
address = "United States",
}