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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Impact of Active Video Games on Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Quality of Primary Studies.

Carlos Hernández-Jiménez, Raquel Sarabia, María Paz-Zulueta, Paula Paras-Bravo, Amada Pellico, Laura Ruiz Azcona, Cristina Blanco, María Madrazo, María Jesus Agudo, Carmen Sarabia and 1 more

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlos Hernández-JiménezGerencia de Atención Primaria, Servicio Cántabro de Salud, 39011 Santander, Spain.
Raquel SarabiaFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.
María Paz-ZuluetaFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain. maria.paz@unican.es.ORCID 0000-0003-3201-5488
Paula Paras-BravoFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7745-3006
Amada PellicoCare Continuity Coordinator, Área VI SESPA, Urbanización Castañeda s/n., 33540 Arriondas, Principado de Asturias, Spain.
Laura Ruiz AzconaFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2213-2728
Cristina BlancoFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.
María MadrazoFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.
María Jesus AgudoFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.
Carmen SarabiaFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.
Miguel SantibáñezFaculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n., 39008 Santander, Spain.
Universidad de Cantabria · ESServicio Cántabro de Salud · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the impact of active video games on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents. DESIGN AND

methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis. Data were pooled in meta-analysis using the method of random effects or fixed effects, as appropriate, after examination of statistical heterogeneity. Data sources and eligibility criteria for selecting studies. A comprehensive literature research was conducted in Medline (PubMed), ISI web of Knowledge, and SCOPUS up to April 2018, in relation to clinical trials (both controlled and non-controlled) in children and adolescents, whose intervention was based on active video games.

resultsThe overall intragroup effect of the intervention based on active video games was in favor of the intervention, reaching statistical significance using the fixed effects model: (standardized mean difference (SMD) = -0.138; 95% CI (-0.237 to -0.038),

conclusionsOur meta-analysis show a statistically significant effect in favor of using active video games on BMI in children and adolescents. The clinical relevance of this positive effect must be evaluated.

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Body Mass IndexVideo GamesAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMaleactive video gamesbody mass indexchildrenmeta-analysis

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PMID31288460
PMCPMC6650803
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