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ArticleJMIR serious games2023

The Effects of Exergaming on Attention in Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial.

HongQing Ji, Shanshan Wu, Junyeon Won, Shiyang Weng, Sujin Lee, Sangmin Seo, Jung-Jun Park

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Article in JMIR serious games, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

HongQing Ji *School of Physical Education & Health, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5672-9410
Shanshan WuSchool of Physical Education & Health, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-0012
Junyeon WonInstitute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-9355
Shiyang WengSchool of Physical Education & Health, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3865-9441
Sujin LeeDivision of Sport Science, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6532-2939
Sangmin SeoBusan Children's Mind Clinic, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9557-5189
Jung-Jun ParkDivision of Sport Science, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-7225
Wenzhou University · CNPusan National University · KRPresbyterian Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite growing evidence showing the effects of exercise and cognitive trainings on enhancing attention, little is known about the combined effects of exergame on attention in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Exergame, a form of exercise using a video game, has both cognitive stimulation and physical activity components and has been shown to improve cognitive function in children.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of exergaming on attention and to compare the effect induced by exergaming with the effect of aerobic exercise on attention in children with ADHD.

methodsIn all, 30 children with ADHD, aged 8-12 years, were randomly divided into an exergaming group (EXG; n=16) or a bicycle exercise group (BEG; n=14). Before and after the 4-week intervention, the Frankfurter Aufmerksamkeits-Inventar (FAIR; Frankfurt Attention Inventory) test was administrated, and event-related potentials during the Go/No-go task was measured to assess attention.

resultsAfter intervention, both the EXG and BEG had significantly increased selective attention and continuous attention (all P<.001), as well as self-control on the FAIR test (EXG: P=.02 and BEG: P=.005). Similarly, both the EXG and BEG had significantly reduced response time on the Go/No-go test (all P<.001). For the Go response, the N2 amplitude (frontocentral maximal negativity) was significantly increased in Fz (midfrontal line) in the EXG (P=.003) but was not changed in the BEG (P=.97). Importantly, the N2 amplitude in Fz was significantly greater in the EXG compared to the BEG (Go: P=.001 and No-go: P=.008).

conclusionsExergaming has the comparable effects to bicycle exercise to enhance attention in children with ADHD, suggesting that exergaming can be used as an alternative treatment for children with ADHD.

trial registrationClinical Research Information Service KCT0008239; https://tinyurl.com/57e4jtnb.

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ADHDattention deficit/hyperactivity disorderattention functionexergameN2 amplituderesponse time

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PMID37159253
PMCPMC10206614
OpenAlexW4361800689

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