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ArticleJournal of sport and health science2019

Effects of exergaming on motor skill competence, perceived competence, and physical activity in preschool children.

Zan Gao, Nan Zeng, Zachary C Pope, Ru Wang, Fang Yu

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Article in Journal of sport and health science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05475132 (Effects of Exergaming on Bimanual Hand Dexterity in Autistic Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05475132 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Exergaming on Bimanual Hand Dexterity in Autistic Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled20ConditionsAutism Spectrum DisorderArmsExergaming, Conventional Dexterity Exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zan GaoSchool of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Nan ZengDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Zachary C PopeSchool of Public Health, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Ru WangSchool of Kinesiology, Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China.
Fang YuSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Twin Cities Orthopedics · USColorado State University · USShanghai University of Sport · CNUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Trial of Exergaming Activities on Cognition and Health in PreschoolersR56HL130078 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI GAO, ZAN · 2016 to 2016
$369k
NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL130078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFew school settings offer opportunities for preschool children to engage in structured physical activity, and only a few studies have been conducted examining exergaming's effectiveness on health outcomes in this age group. This study's purpose, therefore, was to examine a school-based exergaming intervention's effect on preschool children's perceived competence (PC), motor skill competence (MSC), and physical activity versus usual care (recess), as well as to examine gender differences for these outcomes.

methodsA total of 65 preschool children from 2 underserved urban schools were assigned to 1 of 2 conditions, with the school as the experimental unit: (1) usual care recess group (8 weeks of 100min of recess/week (5 days × 20 min)) and (2) exergaming intervention group (8 weeks of 100min of exergaming/week (5 days × 20 min) at school). All children underwent identical assessments of PC, MSC, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at baseline and at the end of the 8th week.

resultsA significant Group × Time effect was observed for MVPA,

conclusionExergaming showed a positive effect in promoting preschool children's MVPA at school and has the potential to enhance PC and MSC. More research with larger sample sizes and longer study durations are warranted.

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Active video gamesChildhood obesityGender differencesModerate-to-vigorous physical activityRecess

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PMID30997256
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