ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
Effects of active exergames on physical performance in older people: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
Article 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 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Active Exergames Program on Muscle Strength, Lower Limb Muscle Mass and Physical Fitness in Older Adults at Risk of Falls
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exergaming Compared to Conventional Physical Exercise Interventions on Health Status in Older People with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- A scoping review of the feasibility, usability, and efficacy of digital interventions in older adults concerning physical activity and/or exercise.Frontiers in aging · 2025Pooled it
- Benefits of Exergaming Regarding to Conventional Physical Therapies on Balance and Fall Risk in Prefrail and Frail Older People: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Structural brain improvements following individually tailored serious exergame-based training in mild neurocognitive disorders: exploratory randomized controlled trial.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Trial
- Digital Health Approaches to Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Narrative Paper.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Exergaming for Healthy Aging: Associations with Functional Capacity, Social Participation, Self-Efficacy for Exercise, and Adherence to Inform Exergame Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Two Months of Active Video Game Training Improves Selected Lipid Profile Markers in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Critical Appraisal of the Links Between Video Gaming, Lifestyle Factors, Diet and Eating Behaviour: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Four-Limb Coordinated Training and Neuroplasticity in Older Adults with Cognitive Frailty: Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Review
- Glaucoma rehabilitation with action video games and exercise: study protocol of an active-controlled trial (GRADE).BMJ open · 2025Article
- Gaming Against Frailty: Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Training on Postural Control, Mobility, and Fear of Falling Among Frail Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Domain-Specific Evaluation of Exergame Metrics Among Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Exergames on Functional Physical Performance in Older Adults with Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Xbox Kinect Sports Effects on Cognition Status and Physical Performance in Physically Inactive Older Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of the active senior program in preparing for physical deterioration and quality aging among pre-older adults in Prachin Buri Province, Thailand: A quasi-experimental study.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- Effects of Exergaming on Morphological Variables, Biochemical Parameters, and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Xbox Kinect Sports vs. Nintendo Switch Sports and Their Effects on Body Composition and Physical Performance in Older Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Feasibility of home-based, low-intensity exergame on cognitive function of older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
This overview assessed the available body of published peer-reviewed systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to the effects of active exergames compared with active/passive control on physical performance outcomes in older people. The methodological quality and certainty of evidence were assessed using PRISMA, AMSTAR 2, and GRADE. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (code: CRD42023391694). The main outcomes indicate that 4,477 records, five systematic reviews, and 10 meta-analyses were included. The AMSTAR-2 reported six meta-analyses with high methodological quality, four moderate quality, two systematic reviews with low quality, and three very-low quality. Meta-analysis was performed on balance using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) tests, on cardiorespiratory fitness using the 6-min walk test, and on upper and lower limbs muscle strength using the handgrip strength, knee extension, and 30-s chair stand tests. Significant differences in favor of the active exergames groups concerning active/passive groups were reported in BBS (SMD = 0.85; 95% CI = 0.12-1.58; I Systematic review registration: PROSPERO, CRD42023391694.
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