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Efeito agudo de atividades realizadas no Xbox Kinect sobre o estado de humor de idosos destreinados
| Resumo: | Population aging is considered a world-wide phenomenon. Several changes are caused by aging, among them, the higher prevalence of mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Some evidences have indicated positive effects of some types of exercise on reduction of depression and anxiety. The aims of the present study were: a) to evaluate the acute effects of exercise in the Xbox Kinect on the mood of the untrained elderly people; b) investigate possible correlations between the degree of enjoyment in the activity and improvement in mood. We selected twenty-nine elderly (15 men and 14 women), with age of 66,4 ± 0,8 years (mean ± standard error). The participants were evaluated in two conditions: Control Condition (CC), in which volunteers watched the film "The March of the Penguins" (60 minutes) and Experimental Condition (EC), which consisted of one session of exercise with the Xbox Kinect (60 minutes). The order of conditions was randomly defined. The mood state was evaluated in the pre and post-interventions using the POMS questionnaire (Profile of Mood States). The PACES Scale (Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale) was used to evaluate the degree of enjoyment. For both conditions, there was a significant reduction in the scores of tension-anxiety, depression and total mood disorder (p ≤ 0,05). There were not significant differences between the conditions for all studied variables. There was a significant negative correlation at the EC, between the percentage of enjoyment and the scores of tension-anxiety (r = -0.40), depression (r = -0.40) and total mood disorder (r = -0.49), evaluated by POMS (p ≤ 0,05). On the other hand, no significant correlations were found in the CC for the same variables. Thus, we could conclude that both activities promote improvements in mood state in untrained elderly, however, the effect sizes observed after CC were lower (smaller) those observed after EC (median), indicating most significant clinical effects in the EC. Moreover, higher enjoyment during the activity in the Xbox Kinect was associated with greater improvement in mood states. |
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| Autores principais: | Morais, Milca Abda de |
| Assunto: | Envelhecimento Idosos Video game ativo Xbox kinect Filme Aging Elderly Active video game Film CIENCIAS DA SAUDE |
| Ano: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Population aging is considered a world-wide phenomenon. Several changes are caused by aging, among them, the higher prevalence of mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Some evidences have indicated positive effects of some types of exercise on reduction of depression and anxiety. The aims of the present study were: a) to evaluate the acute effects of exercise in the Xbox Kinect on the mood of the untrained elderly people; b) investigate possible correlations between the degree of enjoyment in the activity and improvement in mood. We selected twenty-nine elderly (15 men and 14 women), with age of 66,4 ± 0,8 years (mean ± standard error). The participants were evaluated in two conditions: Control Condition (CC), in which volunteers watched the film "The March of the Penguins" (60 minutes) and Experimental Condition (EC), which consisted of one session of exercise with the Xbox Kinect (60 minutes). The order of conditions was randomly defined. The mood state was evaluated in the pre and post-interventions using the POMS questionnaire (Profile of Mood States). The PACES Scale (Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale) was used to evaluate the degree of enjoyment. For both conditions, there was a significant reduction in the scores of tension-anxiety, depression and total mood disorder (p ≤ 0,05). There were not significant differences between the conditions for all studied variables. There was a significant negative correlation at the EC, between the percentage of enjoyment and the scores of tension-anxiety (r = -0.40), depression (r = -0.40) and total mood disorder (r = -0.49), evaluated by POMS (p ≤ 0,05). On the other hand, no significant correlations were found in the CC for the same variables. Thus, we could conclude that both activities promote improvements in mood state in untrained elderly, however, the effect sizes observed after CC were lower (smaller) those observed after EC (median), indicating most significant clinical effects in the EC. Moreover, higher enjoyment during the activity in the Xbox Kinect was associated with greater improvement in mood states. |
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