Effectiveness of Serious Games to Increase Physical Activity in Children With a Chronic Disease: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) is important for children with a chronic disease. Serious games may be useful to promote PA levels among these children.

Objective

The primary purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of serious games on PA levels in children with a chronic disease.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, ERIC, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL were systematically searched for articles published from January 1990 to May 2018. Both randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials were included to examine the effects of serious games on PA levels in children with a chronic disease. Two investigators independently assessed the intervention, methods, and methodological quality in all articles using the Cochrane risk of bias tool

SUBMITTER: Bossen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160705 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature