Association between changes in physical activity levels and depressive symptoms in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cunha, Gicele de Oliveira Karini da; Cunha, Gabriel Barros da; Hartwig, Tiago Wally; Bergmann, Gabriel Gustavo

doi:10.5027/jmh-vol19-issue1(2022)art145

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“…Regarding academics, it has been identified that the application of exergames during the school year improves academic performance in mathematics 43 . Finally, the high degree of acceptance and enjoyment reported when using exergames in children and adolescents should be considered 44,45 , as well as the favorable effect on the level of physical activity 44 and physical capacity 46 , taking into account that this population has low levels of physical activity 47,48 , and that they perceived a greater decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic 49 . Thus, although the evidence is scarce, it seems that exergames could be considered as a complementary activity to physical education classes, as well as at home, to improve cognition, academic performance, and physical activity levels.…”

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Effect of active video games on cognitive functions in healthy children and adolescents. Systematic review of randomized controlled studies

Sanchez-Martinez

Tapia-Tapia²,

Villagra-Ortega³

et al. 2022

Journ. M. Health

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Aims: To examine the effect of active video game interventions (exergames) on cognitive functions in healthy children and adolescents. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement, using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The search was restricted to randomized controlled studies evaluating the effect of exergames in a young healthy population on some cognitive variable. Results: Five studies met the inclusion criteria. All studies identified an improvement in some cognitive variable after exergame interventions. Only one study implemented an acute protocol of active video games finding a positive effect on cognitive flexibility. Concerning the chronic exergame interventions (range 4–24 weeks), favorable effects on global executive functions and inhibitory control were identified. Conclusions: The results of the included studies suggest a favorable acute effect and positive chronic effects of active video game interventions on cognitive variables in healthy children and adolescents. However, these effects appear to be inconclusive given the low number of studies, and the overall methodological quality and risks of bias. Thus, it is necessary to support these findings with future research.

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