Influence of video games on the Mental Health Sector: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Iglesias-Deza A.E.; Cieza-Mostacero S.E.; Araujo-Vásquez E.F. · RISTI - Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao (2023)

Resumen

Video games have a promising impact on cognitive treatment and rehabilitation, they have shown significant benefits in the development of key cognitive skills, such as attention, memory and executive function, according to the data presented, 45% of the indicators are related to cognitive development, highlighting their positive impact and offering a practical and understandable alternative to assess and rehabilitate cognitive function, reducing the usual treatment time. A positive relationship has also been observed between time spent playing and improvements in cognitive areas in older adults, supporting its efficacy in cognitive training with 37% in the articles reviewed, which is why they can be used as neuropsychological tests in clinical contexts coinciding in 22%, providing a more accessible and efficient evaluation, in terms of mental health, video games can address problems such as addiction (40.74%), social isolation (25.93%) and mental illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease (18.52%).

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo