Efficiency of New Technologies in the Aging Process

Effectiveness of New Technologies in the Balance, Gait and Cognitive Function in Healthy Elderly

This study tries to analyze the effectiveness of the application of the new technology in the maintenance of an active time. To do this, the investigators performed a laboratory test where they evaluated the physical and cognitive variables before and after the intervention and analyzed the improvement in the psychocognitive abilities in the experimental group and the use of physical and cognitive functions in the control group.

The main objective of this study is the demonstration of the effectiveness of a motor task, making use of the Nintendo Wii video game console, in healthy elderly people, as well as demonstrating the interaction between the physical and cognitive aspects and the decline that in these functions causes the aging process. Methodology: A double blind, controlled and randomized clinical trial was developed on a total sample of 46 subjects, with a mean age of 72.59 years. For the collection of data, the following evaluation scales and computerized tests were passed (Cognitive Miniexamen, Depression Scale, Berg Scale, Tinetti Scale, Timed Up and Go test, Oddball Test and the Attention Network Test).

Inclusion criteria:

• Be 60 years old or older.
• Have compensated the auditory or visual deficits that could suffer
• Absence of musculoskeletal problems that hinder functionality

Exclusion criteria:

• Presents cognitive impairment
• Obtain values in the Geriatric Depression Scale> 9.
• Presenten pathologies where the development of a motor task is counterproductive
• Sleep less than 6 hours a day