en Health promotion Health promotion كاربردي Applicable <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Introduction:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Due to the increasing elderly population and the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment, the need for new cognitive rehabilitation methods is increasingly felt. Video games, by providing attractive auditory and visual feedback, can improve cognitive performance and problem-solving ability of the elderly. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of video games on problem-solving ability in elderly people with cognitive impairment.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Materials and Methods:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">In a randomized, double-blind, experimental study, 60 elderly people with mild cognitive impairment were randomly selected from among the elderly in Ilam city and then divided into two control and intervention groups. Individuals in the intervention group performed the designed intervention three times a week for 12 weeks, and individuals in the control group did not receive any intervention. The problem-solving ability questionnaire was completed before the intervention, eight weeks after the start of the intervention, and four weeks after the end of the intervention, and the data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical tests in SPSS version 26 software (P<0.05).</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The mean and standard deviation of the age of the samples was 71.43 &plusmn; 2.59. The findings showed that the mean and standard deviation of problem-solving ability scores in the intervention group (1.35 &plusmn; 21.15) was significantly improved compared to the control group (1.07 &plusmn; 13.73) (P<0.001).</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Playing video games three times a week for twelve weeks in the elderly can improve problem-solving ability.</span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; ,Video games,mild cognitive impairment,problem-solving ability,aging 27 31 http://jhsp.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-48-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mosayeb Mozafari galgone571@gmail.com 1003194753284600308 1003194753284600308 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran Masoumeh Otaghi maryamsolati8598@gmail.com 1003194753284600309 1003194753284600309 No maryamsolati8598@gmail.com Maryam Pakseresht fifisolati85@gmail.com 1003194753284600310 1003194753284600310 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran Alireza Vasiee rezawest10@gmail.com 1003194753284600311 1003194753284600311 Yes Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran