The Impact of Active Video Gaming on Weight in Youth

Bochner, Risa; Sorensen, Karen; Belamarich, Peter F.

doi:10.1177/0009922814545165

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“…Considering the objectives of this review, three other reviews were detected with a similar objective. 19,20,45 Our findings conflict with Bochner, Sorensen 45 which detected no significant differences favoring the AVGs in a meta-analysis including seven studies. One of the possible differences between the reviews might be attributable to the data analysis.…”

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Effects of active video games on children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

Oliveira

Pinto

Saraiva

et al. 2019

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of active video games (AVGs) on obesity-related outcomes and physical activity levels in children and adolescents. Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis. Methods:Literature search was performed in five electronic databases and the main clinical trials registries. Randomized controlled trials investigating the effect of AVGs compared with no/minimal intervention on obesity-related outcomes (body mass index [BMI], body weight, body fat, and waist circumference) and physical activity levels of children and adolescents were eligible. Two independent reviewers extracted the data of each included study. PEDro scale was used to assess risk of bias and GRADE approach to evaluate overall quality of evidence. Pooled estimates were obtained using random effect models. Results: Twelve studies were considered eligible for this review. Included studies mostly reported outcome data at short-term (less or equal than three months) and intermediate-term follow-up (more than 3 months, but <12 months). AVGs were more effective than no/minimal intervention in reducing BMI/zBMI at short-term (SMD = −0.34; 95% CI: −0.62 to −0.05) and intermediate-term follow-up (SMD = −0.36; 95% CI: −0.01 to −0.71). In addition, AVGs were more effective in reducing body weight compared with no/minimal intervention at intermediate-term follow-up (SMD = −0.25; 95% CI: −0.46 to −0.04). Regarding physical activity levels, AVGs were not more effective compared with minimal intervention at short-term and intermediate-term follow-up. Conclusions: Our review identified that AVGs were better than minimal intervention in reducing BMI and body weight, but not for increasing physical activity in young people.

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Effects of active video games on children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

Oliveira

Pinto

Saraiva

et al. 2019

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…As reported in Table , we identified nine unique meta‐analyses of RCTs that evaluated interventions for weight loss in children and adolescents, which were presented in eight unique references, while two references (three meta‐analyses) provided evidence of intervention targeting obesity in both paediatric and adult samples …”

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“…As reported in Table 3, we identified nine unique metaanalyses of RCTs that evaluated interventions for weight loss in children and adolescents, which were presented in eight unique references, while two references (three metaanalyses) provided evidence of intervention targeting obesity in both paediatric and adult samples. [94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103] Details of the interventions, sample sizes, ESs, heterogeneity and prediction intervals of included meta-analyses are reported in Tables S9-S11. The median number of studies included was 3 (IQR 3-7), and the median number of participants was 102.5 (IQR 50-318).…”

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Environmental risk factors and nonpharmacological and nonsurgical interventions for obesity: An umbrella review of meta‐analyses of cohort studies and randomized controlled trials

Solmi

Köhler

Stubbs

et al. 2018

Eur J Clin Investigation

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Depression, obesity in earlier age groups, short sleep duration, childhood abuse and low maternal education have the strongest support among proposed risk factors for obesity. Furthermore, there is no high-quality evidence to recommend treating obesity with a specific nonpharmacological and nonsurgical intervention among many available, and whatever benefits in terms of magnitude of weight loss appear small.

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“…23 Studies involving exergames have grown significantly in the last decade. [24][25][26][27] Systematic reviews of the effects of exergames have focused on the physiological or health aspects of children and adolescents [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] in a specific population. 20 However, with regard to the psychological benefits for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity, research is still scarce.…”

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The Psychological Effects of Exergames for Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Andrade

Correia

Coimbra

2019

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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The systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to analyze the psychological effects of exergames for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. In August 2018, the electronic databases searched were PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, Science Direct, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. The eligibility criteria were defined according to the population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and study design. In relation to the population, only studies with children or adolescents with overweight or obesity and without any other comorbidities were analyzed. Only publications in English were considered. Nine studies were selected. The comparisons identified were in relation to weight, type of activity, and play style versus control and preintervention. The magnitude of effect size suggests that the practice of exergaming has a small effect on psychological outcomes. Furthermore, cooperative games produced greater attraction to the game (g = 4.71, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.23-6.19) and greater intrinsic motivation (g = 5.29; 95% CI = 3.68-6.90). It was verified that self-esteem (standard mean difference [SMD] = 0.37; 95% CI = 0.09-0.66), and self-efficacy (SMD = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.06-0.79) improved after playing an exergame. This systematic review and metaanalysis suggest that exergames may be effective in improving psychological aspects of children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. Given the limited number of studies, it is essential to increase scientific research in this area.

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The Impact of Active Video Gaming on Weight in Youth

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References 44 publications

Effects of active video games on children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

Effects of active video games on children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

Environmental risk factors and nonpharmacological and nonsurgical interventions for obesity: An umbrella review of meta‐analyses of cohort studies and randomized controlled trials

The Psychological Effects of Exergames for Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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