Eficacia del ajedrez en el tratamiento del trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad: un estudio prospectivo abierto

MAGNITIVE: Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Cognitive Training Program Through Magic Tricks for Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. A Second Clinical Trial in Community Settings

“…In connection with the improvements in processing speed and sustained attention, the results obtained were consistent with the results in the first pilot study of MAGNITIVE program , and with previous studies based on cognitive-behavioral interventions that emphasize these cognitive skills (Minder et al, 2019), self-instructions (Arco Tirado et al, 2004;Ramalho et al, 2011), and studies examining the effects of different play activities (Blasco-Fontecilla et al, 2015;Schmitt et al, 2018).…”

“…Evidence shows that learning by games and practice using play activities among children can facilitate the internalization of learned strategies and increase motivation (Pérez, 2007;Blasco-Fontecilla et al, 2015;Martinovic et al, 2016). Practicing physical exercise appears as one of the most effective non-pharmacological interventions in order to reduce some of ADHD cognitive symptoms (Lambez et al, 2020).…”

The effectiveness of intervention with board games: a systematic review

“…An overview of the findings about the effects of board games and programs that use board games on other conditions is shown in Table 3 [7, 8, 34–36]. This category addressed the impacts of board games on physical activity, anxiety, ADHD symptoms, and the severity of Alzheimer’s Disease.…”

“…reasons why they should not eat or drink before surgery, the changing of clothes and parental separation during surgery). These educational information was provided though a board game.Participants were 125 children (mean age: 10.09 ± 1.43).The experimental group: n = 45 (mean age: 10.29 ± 1.25), the educational booklet (n = 15), the educational video ( n = 15), the educational board-game ( n = 15).The comparison group: n = 45 (mean age: 9.84 ± 1.48), the entertainment booklet ( n = 15), the entertainment video ( n = 15), the entertainment board-game ( n = 15).The control group: n = 35 (mean age: 10.14 ± 1.57).The experimental group: participants received educational materials about surgery and hospitalization in the format of a board game, a video or a booklet.The comparison group: participants received materials in the format of a board game, a video or a booklet but the materials contained no information about surgery or hospitalization.The control group did not receive any material.Children in the experimental group showed significant lower preoperative worries than children in both the comparison group and the control group.Children received the educational board-game showed lower preoperative worries than children received the entertainment booklet, video, or board-game group.Unable to calculateUnable to calculateBlasco-Fontecilla et al (2016) [36]A quasi-experimental longitudinal study: one pre-post comparative testThe chess gameParticipants were 44 children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (6–17 years old).All children had weekly 1 h sessions over a period of 11 consecutive weeks taught by a chess expert. Participants took chess training lessons in groups of up to 10 individuals.Children with ADHD significantly decreased in the severity of ADHD (both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity).d = − 0.85 (between pre and post test) on Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Scale for parents (SNAP-IV)-total.d = − 0.87 (between pre and post test) on SNAP-IV-Inattention.d = − 0.61 (between pre and post test) on SNAP-IV-Hyperactivity-Impulsivity.d = − 0.86 (between pre and post test) on Abbreviated Conner’s Rating Scales for parents.Unable to calculateKim et al (2014) [7]A quasi-experimental longitudinal study: two group pre-post comparative testThe Go gameParticipants were 34 children.The ADHD group: 17 drug-naïve children with ADHD (mean age: 10.1 ± 1.5).The control group: 17 age- and sex-matched comparison subjects with-out ADHD (mean age: 10.2 ± 1.6).During the 16 weeks, both ADHD children without medication and children of control group were asked to learn and play Go for 2 hours/day with an instructor of the game of Go.…”

Funciones ejecutivas y práctica de ajedrez: un estudio en niños escolarizados

“…En el ámbito clínico, estos datos tienen implicancia para la intervención terapéutica con poblaciones infantiles, particularmente con aquellas que presenten un patrón neurocognitivo de disfunción ejecutiva. Al respecto, un estudio reciente demostró una mejoría en los síntomas de desatención e hiperactividad en niños con TDAH tras la aplicación de un programa de entrenamiento ajedrecista (Blasco-Fontecilla et al, 2016). Así, podría pensarse al ajedrez como una estrategia terapéutica útil para la estimulación de las FE en la clínica infantil.…”