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Archives of Public Health, 2023 Background Executive function plays a crucial role in children’s cognitive development, academic performance, as well as their physical and mental health. This study aims to assess the impact of exergaming on executive functions in pediatric populations.
Jiaqi Chen +4 more
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Development of a Teen-Focused Exergame [PDF]
Games for Health Journal, 2016 Exergames require body movement to play and may be an effective method for enhancing teen physical activity (PA). However, results have been mixed. Innovative methods are needed to develop Exergames that increase and maintain PA. Self-representational avatars, or avatars created from a digital image of an individual, may increase PA (e.g., intensity ...
Debbe, Thompson +8 more
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Exergames Inherently Contain Cognitive Elements as Indicated by Cortical Processing
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018 Exergames are increasingly used to train both physical and cognitive functioning, but direct evidence whether and how exergames affect cortical activity is lacking.
Phillipp Anders +9 more
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Physical Activity and Exercise for People with Parkinson's Disease: The Past, Present, and Future
Movement Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract This invited perspective paper celebrating the 40th anniversary of Movement Disorders demonstrates that the topic of physical activity and exercise as a treatment for Parkinson's disease did not feature before 2002 in this journal. The topic of physical activity and exercise garnered increasing recognition over the next two decades with ...
Daniel M. Corcos +3 more
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Design Considerations in Therapeutic Exergaming [PDF]
Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2011 In this paper we discuss the importance of feedback in therapeutic exergaming. It is widely believed that exergaming benefits the patient in terms of encouraging adherence and boosting the patient's confidence of correct execution and feedback is essential in achieving these.
Doyle, Julie +2 more
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Exercise, exerkines, and muscle–brain crosstalk in Parkinson's disease
Neuroprotection, EarlyView.Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with motor and non‐motor symptoms, driven by dopaminergic loss and α‐synuclein accumulation. Beyond neurodegeneration, growing evidence highlights skeletal muscle health as a key determinant of prognosis, with sarcopenia and frailty contributing to greater disability, fall ...
Salomón Páez‐García +7 more
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Trials, 2018 Background People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) commonly experience postural instability, resulting in poor balance and an increased risk of falls. Exercise-based video gaming (exergaming) is a form of physical training that is delivered through virtual ...
Dale M. Harris +7 more
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2017 Background: Given the low levels of physical activity (PA) among adolescent girls in the US, there is a need to identify tools to motivate increased PA.
Amanda E. Staiano +4 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background People with severe and enduring mental illness experience health inequalities with premature mortality; lifestyle behaviours are known to be contributing factors with low levels of physical activity reported.
Seren Haf Roberts, Jois Bailey
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