Dementia, also known as major neurocognitive disorder, is a clinical syndrome caused by pathological changes in the brain, primarily characterized by intellectual impairment, language deficits, motor dysfunction, and personality alterations. Currently, patients and their families are increasingly adopting alternative therapeutic approaches for dementia management. As a low-cost, non-invasive intervention, video games have recently been integrated by healthcare professionals into treatment and rehabilitation protocols for various conditions. This article reviews the current research progress of video games in multiple aspects such as dementia screening, cognitive ability improvement, physical fitness enhancement, behavioral and psychological symptom management, and health education. The results show that video games demonstrate positive potential in enhancing patients' cognitive function and improving their quality of life. In the future, efforts should be made to further promote the deep integration of video games with intelligent technologies, establish a clinical standardization system, expand application scenarios, and pay attention to elderly-friendly designs, so as to fully leverage the value of video games in the full-process management of dementia and provide support for building a dementia-friendly society.

Xinmiao Wang. Exploring the Efficacy of Video Games for Dementia Healthcare. International Journal of World Medicine (2025), Vol. 6, Issue 1: 63-68. https://doi.org/10.38007/IJWM.2025.060108.

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