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SynthesisFrontiers in public health2024

Active video games for improving health-related physical fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nuannuan Deng, Kim Geok Soh, Borhannudin Bin Abdullah, Hermione Tan, Dandan Huang

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Synthesis in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07024004 (Effects of Active Exergames Program on Muscle Strength, Lower Limb Muscle Mass and Physical Fitness in Older Adults at Risk of Falls), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07024004 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Active Exergames Program on Muscle Strength, Lower Limb Muscle Mass and Physical Fitness in Older Adults at Risk of Falls

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Catolica Silva HenriquezRan2025 to 2025Enrolled52ConditionsRisk of FallsArmsExergame-Based Exercise + Conventional Physical Therapy, Conventional Physical Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nuannuan DengDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Kim Geok SohDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Borhannudin Bin AbdullahDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Hermione TanSchool of Computer Information Sciences, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY, United States.
Dandan HuangCollege of Physical Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The global population is experiencing a rapid rise in the quantity and percentage of older people. In an effort to enhance physical activity among older adults, active video games (AVGs) are being suggested as a compelling alternative and are currently under scrutiny to evaluate their efficacy in promoting the health of older people. Objective: This review aims to synthesize current studies and formulate conclusions regarding the impact of AVGs on the health-related physical fitness of older adults. Methods: Seven databases (PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and CINAHL) were searched from inception to January 21, 2024. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials examining the effect of AVGs compared to control conditions on health-related physical fitness outcomes in older adults. The methodological quality of the included trials was assessed using the PEDro scale, and the certainty of evidence was evaluated using the GRADE approach. A random-effects model was used to calculate effect sizes (ES; Hedge's g) between experimental and control groups. Results: The analysis included 24 trials with a total of 1428 older adults (all ≥ 60 years old). Compared to controls, AVGs produced significant increases in muscular strength (moderate ES = 0.64-0.68, Conclusion: AVGs appear to be an effective tool for enhancing muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults, although their impact on improving body composition and flexibility seems limited. Optimal improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a longer duration of AVGs (≥ 12 weeks). Moreover, a session duration of ≥ 60 minutes may provide greater benefits for the muscular strength of older adults. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=482568, identifier CRD42023482568.

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Physical FitnessVideo GamesAgedExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicactive video gamesaginghealth gameolder adultsphysical fitness

Identifiers

PMID38694976
PMCPMC11061467

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