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    A PILOT STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN IMPROVING COGNITION IN PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER

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    Styron, Ruth-Ann Braswell
    Abstract
    Cognitive health impacts quality of life, ability to maintain independence, and even survival. As adults age, cognition is known to decline. Effective interventions are needed to maintain and improve cognition for an aging population. Research studies have suggested that the intellectual engagement provided by living in complex environments could protect cognitive health. Casual video game play could provide the needed stimulation produced by challenging tasks. Casual Video Games (CVGs) are fun, easy to access, and easy to learn how to play. In this pilot study, the efficacy of CVGs in changing cognition in adults aged 50 years and older was tested by comparing pre-test and post-test scores within a group of participants playing one of two prescribed CVGs. The methodology included participants playing either Bejeweled 3 or Bookworm Adventures Deluxe for 30 minutes during a one-time testing session. The Trail Making Test (TMT) was used to measure changes in participants' cognition pre- and post-intervention. Results indicated statistically significant changes in TMT scores, indicating faster cognitive processing. These findings demonstrated the use of prescribed CVGs as an intervention to change cognition. It is recommended researchers continue to study CVGs as a potentially efficacious intervention to improve cognition.  
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4962
    Subject
     Alternative medicine; Aging; Casual video games; Cognition; Trail making test 
    Date
    2015
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    Styron, Ruth-Ann Braswell. (January 2015). A PILOT STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN IMPROVING COGNITION IN PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER (Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4962.)

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    Styron, Ruth-Ann Braswell. A PILOT STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN IMPROVING COGNITION IN PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER. Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2015. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4962. October 03, 2023.
    Chicago:
    Styron, Ruth-Ann Braswell, “A PILOT STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN IMPROVING COGNITION IN PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER” (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2015).
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    Styron, Ruth-Ann Braswell. A PILOT STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN IMPROVING COGNITION IN PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2015.
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    East Carolina University

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