Conclusion
dementia
This study shows that exergaming is an effective approach to improve executive and physical functions in older adults with dementia. Therefore, regular participation in exergaming can be suggested as an effective alternative to aerobic exercise for treatment and early prevention of dementia in older adults. Future studies need to replicate our results using a nonexercise control group and a large number of participants.We thank the participants for their time and effort while participating in the study. The authors declare that the results of the study are presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.Conflicts of Interest: None declared.
This randomized study was only retrospectively registered, as the authors were not aware that their trial had to be registered before commencement of research. The editor granted an exception from ICMJE rules mandating prospective registration of randomized trials. However, readers are advised to carefully assess the validity of any potential explicit or implicit claims related to primary outcomes or effectiveness, as retrospective registration does not prevent authors from changing their outcome measures retrospectively.Participants played the video game with Exerheart.CONSORT-eHEALTH checklist (V 1.6.1).