Puzzle Game Strategy on Older Adults (PUZZLEOLDER)

Effect of Puzzle Game Strategy on Cognitive Functioning and Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults

One innovative approach uses puzzle game strategies, including crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain-teasing activities. These strategies have been shown to help maintain attention, improve memory, and keep older adults' thoughts clear and sharp. Additionally, engaging in these activities can provide psychological benefits by offering a sense of achievement, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Old Age; Debility
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: puzzle game strategies

Detailed Description

Cognitive abilities naturally decline as people age, one factor leading to deteriorating psychological health among older adults. Therefore, it is crucial to develop interventions to enhance this population's cognitive abilities and psychological well-being through non-pharmacological complementary treatments. Such interventions should focus on improving these symptoms while replacing traditional therapies.

One innovative approach uses puzzle game strategies, including crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain-teasing activities. These strategies have been shown to help maintain attention, improve memory, and keep older adults' thoughts clear and sharp. Additionally, engaging in these activities can provide psychological benefits by offering a sense of achievement, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions.

Given puzzle games' potential to enhance cognitive and psychological health, exploring their effectiveness as a non-pharmacological intervention for community-dwelling older adults is essential. This research aims to fill the gap by empirically investigating the impact of puzzle game strategies on cognitive functioning and psychological well-being in this demographic.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 70
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Al Iskandariyah
    • Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt, 21913
      • Alexandria University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 60 years and above.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Have mild or moderate cognitive impairment,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have rheumatoid arthritis.
• Hand tremors that could limit their ability to use puzzles.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: puzzle game strategy study group; Older adults who participate in puzzle game strategies	Behavioral: puzzle game strategies; One innovative approach uses puzzle game strategies, including crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain-teasing activities. These strategies have been shown to help maintain attention, improve memory, and keep older adults' thoughts clear and sharp. Additionally, engaging in these activities can provide psychological benefits by offering a sense of achievement, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions. Given puzzle games' potential to enhance cognitive and psychological health, exploring their effectiveness as a non-pharmacological intervention for community-dwelling older adults is essential. This research aims to fill the gap by empirically investigating the impact of puzzle game strategies on cognitive functioning and psychological well-being in this demographic.
No Intervention: older adult control group; Older adults who not participate in puzzle game strategies

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Older adults who participate in puzzle game strategies and cognitive functioning by Mental Health Scale (MHS)	Older adults who participate in puzzle game strategies will exhibit lower cognitive difficulties by MHS (scores ranging from 0 to 10, with a higher score indicating lower cognitive difficulties) than those who do not enter intervention	three months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alexandria University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): April 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 10, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 14, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 14, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 10, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Frailty
• Other Study ID Numbers: 13620

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No