The Effects of Exergaming on the Depressive Symptoms of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive symptoms are common among people with dementia (PWD). Exergaming consisting of combined cognitive and physical training in gaming is increasingly used to alleviate their depressive symptoms in research. With its potential synergistic neurobiological and psychosocial effects on reducing depressive symptoms among PWD, this review aimed to understand its effectiveness and contents.

Methods

This is a systematic review of the effectiveness of exergames on depressive symptoms among older adults with dementia. A search was conducted on 7 May 2024 of the online databases CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed and the China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (CNKI). The methodological quality of randomised controlled trials (RCT) and quasi-experimental studi

SUBMITTER: Cheung DSK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12037940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature