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| Title |
Couch potatoes to jumping beans: A pilot study of the effect of active video games on physical activity in children
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| Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, February 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1479-5868-5-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Ralph Maddison, Yannan Jiang, Andrew Jull, Harry Prapavessis, Anthony Rodgers |
| Abstract |
The primary objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of active video games on children's physical activity levels.Twenty children (mean +/- SD age = 12 +/- 1.5 years; 40% female) were randomised to receive either an active video game upgrade package or to a control group (no intervention). Effects on physical activity over the 12-week intervention period were measured using objective (Actigraph accelerometer) and subjective (Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children [PAQ-C]) measures. An activity log was used to estimate time spent playing active and non-active video games.Children in the intervention group spent less mean time over the total 12-week intervention period playing all video games compared to those in the control group (54 versus 98 minutes/day [difference = -44 minutes/day, 95% CI [-92, 2]], p = 0.06). Average time spent in all physical activities measured with an accelerometer was higher in the active video game intervention group compared to the control group (difference at 6 weeks = 194 counts/min, p = 0.04, and at 12 weeks = 48 counts/min, p = 0.06).This preliminary study suggests that playing active video games on a regular basis may have positive effects on children's overall physical activity levels. Further research is needed to confirm if playing these games over a longer period of time could also have positive effects on children's body weight and body mass index. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 253 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 4% |
| Portugal | 3 | 1% |
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | 2% |
| Unknown | 226 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 47 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 14% |
| Researcher | 30 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 44 | 17% |
| Unknown | 39 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 44 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 14% |
| Computer Science | 34 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 9% |
| Psychology | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 45 | 18% |
| Unknown | 49 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 January 2013.
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#9,320
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So far Altmetric has tracked 2,116 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 29.5. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 58% of its peers.
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