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Impact of an active video game on healthy children's physical activity

Pediatrics (Evanston), 2012-03, Vol.129 (3), p.e636-e642 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics Mar 2012 ;Copyright © 2012 by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2012 ;ISSN: 0031-4005 ;EISSN: 1098-4275 ;DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2050 ;PMID: 22371457 ;CODEN: PEDIAU

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Title:
Impact of an active video game on healthy children's physical activity
Author: Baranowski, Tom ; Abdelsamad, Dina ; Baranowski, Janice ; O'Connor, Teresia Margareta ; Thompson, Debbe ; Barnett, Anthony ; Cerin, Ester ; Chen, Tzu-An
Subjects: Accelerometers ; Anthropometry ; Body Mass Index ; Child ; Child Welfare ; Childrens health ; Computer & video games ; Exercise ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Motor Activity - physiology ; Obesity - epidemiology ; Obesity - etiology ; Obesity - prevention & control ; Pediatrics ; Reference Values ; Risk Assessment ; Time Factors ; United States ; Video Games - adverse effects ; Video Games - classification ; Video Games - statistics & numerical data
Is Part Of: Pediatrics (Evanston), 2012-03, Vol.129 (3), p.e636-e642
Description: This naturalistic study tests whether children receiving a new (to them) active video game spontaneously engage in more physical activity than those receiving an inactive video game, and whether the effect would be greater among children in unsafe neighborhoods, who might not be allowed to play outside. Participants were children 9 to 12 years of age, with a BMI >50th percentile, but <99th percentile; none of these children a medical condition that would preclude physical activity or playing video games. A randomized clinical trial assigned children to receiving 2 active or 2 inactive video games, the peripherals necessary to run the games, and a Wii console. Physical activity was monitored by using accelerometers for 5 weeks over the course of a 13-week experiment. Neighborhood safety was assessed with a 12 item validated questionnaire. There was no evidence that children receiving the active video games were more active in general, or at anytime, than children receiving the inactive video games. The outcomes were not moderated by parent perceived neighborhood safety, child BMI z score, or other demographic characteristics. These results provide no reason to believe that simply acquiring an active video game under naturalistic circumstances provides a public health benefit to children.
Publisher: United States: American Academy of Pediatrics
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0031-4005
EISSN: 1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2050
PMID: 22371457
CODEN: PEDIAU
Source: MEDLINE
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Impact of an active video game on healthy children's physical activity

Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics Mar 2012 ;Copyright © 2012 by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2012 ;ISSN: 0031-4005 ;EISSN: 1098-4275 ;DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2050 ;PMID: 22371457 ;CODEN: PEDIAU

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