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ReviewBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2014

Nintendo related injuries and other problems: review.

Maarten B Jalink, Erik Heineman, Jean-Pierre E N Pierie, Henk O ten Cate Hoedemaker

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Review in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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15citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A Pilot Study of Interactive-Video Games in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  12. Skin in the game: Video-game-related cutaneous pathologies in adolescents.International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maarten B JalinkDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Netherlands maartenjalink@hotmail.com.
Erik HeinemanDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Netherlands.
Jean-Pierre E N PieriePostgraduate School of Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Department of Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
Henk O ten Cate HoedemakerDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Netherlands Postgraduate School of Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify all reported cases of injury and other problems caused by using a Nintendo video gaming system.

designReview. DATA SOURCES AND REVIEW

methodsSearch of PubMed and Embase in June 2014 for reports on injuries and other problems caused by using a Nintendo gaming system.

resultsMost of the 38 articles identified were case reports or case series. Injuries and problems ranged from neurological and psychological to surgical. Traditional controllers with buttons were associated with tendinitis of the extensor of the thumb. The joystick on the Nintendo 64 controller was linked to palmar ulceration. The motion sensitive Wii remote was associated with musculoskeletal problems and various traumas.

conclusionsMost problems are mild and prevalence is low. The described injuries were related to the way the games are controlled, which varies according to the video game console.

Indexed as

Video GamesEnuresisFecal IncontinenceHumansPosturePrevalenceSeizuresSeverity of Illness IndexTendinopathyUlcerWounds and Injuries

Identifiers

PMID25515525
PMCPMC4267699
OpenAlexW2159703057

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