Clinical Research Directory

Robot-Assisted Tabletop Games for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

This study evaluated a 12-week robot-assisted tabletop game program for community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. Participants attended one 100-minute group session per week for 12 weeks. The program combined cognitively stimulating tabletop games with guidance from an interactive robot. The robot provided verbal instructions, task prompts, feedback, and turn-taking guidance during the activities. The tabletop games included activities related to orientation, attention, calculation, memory, language, comprehension, and visuospatial abilities. The study used a single-group pre-post design. Participants were assessed before the program and immediately after the 12-week intervention. The study evaluated changes in physical performance, cognitive function, psychological well-being, activities of daily living, depressive symptoms, and frailty. The study was conducted at four community-based long-term care stations in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Application-Based Personalized Exercise Program in Older Adults

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, usability, adherence, and potential effects of an application-based personalized multicomponent exercise program in older adults. Participants aged 65 years or older who are able to walk independently outdoors receive an individualized exercise program based on their baseline physical performance. The program includes resistance, aerobic, balance, and flexibility exercises delivered through a mobile application for approximately 30 minutes per session, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. Exercise adherence is assessed using application-recorded exercise logs. Physical performance, balance, body composition, and perceived usability are also evaluated.

Four-Week Multicomponent Exercise Program in Older Adults

This study evaluated the effects of a four-week supervised multicomponent exercise program on physical function and body composition in older adults. Participants were allocated non-randomly to an intervention group or a control group based on their ability to attend the scheduled training sessions. The intervention group completed eight supervised 30-minute exercise sessions over four weeks, while the control group maintained their usual daily activity and did not begin a new exercise program. Physical function, muscle strength, gait, static balance, body mass, and body composition were assessed at baseline and after four weeks.