@article{016ccb562d464d61bd28d4bfdb8ea50a,
title = "OLDER ADULTS{\textquoteright} SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING EXPERIENCING THE EXERGAME “I AM DOLPHIN”",
abstract = "The objective of this study was to understand older adults{\textquoteright} perceptions of the connections between an exergame intervention, “I Am Dolphin,” and their subjective well-being. Researchers conducted three focus groups with 14 older adults who participated in the exergame feasibility study. The semi-structured focus groups were transcribed, coded, and analysed using deductive and inductive techniques. Three themes were constructed related to playing the exergame and participants{\textquoteright} subjective well-being: 1) elevated mood (through scheduled activity, immersion, and socialization), 2) feelings of achievement (especially following frustration and competition), and 3) perceived cognitive or physical changes. These findings will help researchers better understand how exergames may relate to the well-being of older adults. Future investigators could use these findings to create and implement new exergame interventions.",
keywords = "Exergames, activity, technology, virtual reality, well-being",
author = "Drazich, {Brittany F.} and Crane, {Breanna M.} and Taylor, {Janiece L.} and Szanton, {Sarah L.} and Moored, {Kyle D.} and Dana Eldreth and Omar Ahmad and Krakauer, {John W.} and Barbara Resnick and Carlson, {Michelle C.}",
note = "Funding Information: The first author{\textquoteright}s (B.F.D.) time on this paper was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholars Program. The second author{\textquoteright}s (B.M.C.) time on this paper was supported by the Johns Hopkins Research Training Grant in Age-Related Cognitive Disorders from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (T32-AG27668) and the Johns Hopkins Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Research Fellowship from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (T32-AG000247). The third author{\textquoteright}s (J.L.T.) time on this paper was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Medical Faculty Program. We would like to thank John Krakauer, MD, Omar Ahmad, PhD, and the entire KATA team for creating and refining the exergame, “I Am Dolphin.” Funding Information: The work was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholars Fellowship Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Medical Faculty Program National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health [T32-AG000247]; National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health [T32-AG27668]. The first author{\textquoteright}s (B.F.D.) time on this paper was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholars Program. The second author{\textquoteright}s (B.M.C.) time on this paper was supported by the Johns Hopkins Research Training Grant in Age-Related Cognitive Disorders from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (T32-AG27668) and the Johns Hopkins Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Research Fellowship from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (T32-AG000247). The third author{\textquoteright}s (J.L.T.) time on this paper was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Medical Faculty Program. We would like to thank John Krakauer, MD, Omar Ahmad, PhD, and the entire KATA team for creating and refining the exergame, “I Am Dolphin.” Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1080/17482631.2023.2170013",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
journal = "International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being",
issn = "1748-2623",
publisher = "Co-Action Publishing",
number = "1",
}