Exergaming for Physical Therapy in Patients with Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized-Controlled Trials

Alba-Rueda, Alvaro; Moral-Muñoz, José A.; Miguel-Rubio, Amaranta De

doi:10.1089/g4h.2021.0172

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“…These results corroborate the importance of promoting exercise, physical activity, and sport in this population, given that the level of physical fitness is a fundamental factor that promotes well-being and a better quality of life [86] , [87] . Although there are reviews that declare improvements in aspects of strength and functional capacity from some types of physical activity, such as exergaming [88] , and suggestions of at least two days of resistance training per week for health benefits in this population [12] , there is confusion about cardiorespiratory fitness and body fat percentage [62] .…”

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Effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review

Montalva-Valenzuela,

Castillo-Paredes,

Farias-Valenzuela

et al. 2024

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<abstract> <p>This systematic review aimed to analyze the effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome (DS). A literature search was conducted across four databases EBSCO, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. The PEDro scale and the Cochrane risk of bias tool were used to assess the quality and risk of the studies, respectively. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (code: CRD42023449627). Of the 423 records initially found, 13 were finally included in the systematic review, in which 349 adults with DS participated. 92% of the articles declared at least one significant difference post-intervention. The available evidence indicates that exercise, physical activity, and sports have a positive effect on some variables of physical fitness, especially strength, balance, body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility, and functional capacity. Furthermore, it should be considered as an additional treatment or complementary therapy to improve the functionality and quality of life of adults with DS.</p> </abstract>

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Effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review

Montalva-Valenzuela,

Castillo-Paredes,

Farias-Valenzuela

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“…Although scientific evidence supporting the benefits of virtual reality and video games is abundant (Berg et al, 2020), studies in children with special needs are still limited (Alba‐Rueda et al, 2022). It should be noted that in using exergames to modify different health parameters in the child population without ID, different considerations must be considered, such as the selection of games, difficulty, or dosage of the programme (Lau et al, 2016).…”

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“…It should be noted that in using exergames to modify different health parameters in the child population without ID, different considerations must be considered, such as the selection of games, difficulty, or dosage of the programme (Lau et al, 2016). Based on the studies shown in the literature on the use of exergames programmes in typically developing children, the minimum dose of these programmes should be at least two weekly sessions of one‐hour duration for 12 weeks (Lau et al, 2016) However, in the population with ID, the necessary dose of these programmes seems less evident (Alba‐Rueda et al, 2022). Different studies, such as Howie et al (2017), have shown the need to develop programmes of 80 min per week to observe some impact on the child population with ID.…”

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Effectiveness of exergames programme to modify body composition and health‐related physical fitness in adolescents with down syndrome after COVID‐19 quarantine

Suarez-Villadat

Sadarangani

Villagra

2023

European Journal of Sport Science

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Aims: to determine the effect of a 20-week exergame program on different indicators of body composition and components of health-related physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods and Procedures Outcomes: 49 adolescents (19 female and 30 males; average age, 14.19 ± 2.06 years) with Down syndrome were recruited and randomized to two groups (control group vs. intervention group). Adolescents allocated in the control group carried out a physical activity program three times a week for 20 weeks meanwhile adolescents allocated in the exercise group performed an exergame program three times a week for 20 weeks. Results: The exercise group had significant improvements in all health-related physical fitness variables and there is an improvement in some body composition variables (p < 0.05). Conclusions and Implications: 20 week exergame program consisting of 3 sessions of 60 minutes is able to improve levels of body composition and health-related physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome. Highlights. Research in body composition and health-related physical fitness of people with Down syndrome has revealed that an exergame programme increases levels of health-related physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome . An exergame programme can improve differences in markers of body composition between the control group and the intervention group . The intervention group that performed the exergame programme showed increases in healthrelated physical fitness levels after 20 weeks of intervention. . The control group that performed a based on developing motor behaviour programme did not show differences in body composition or health-related physical fitness after 20 weeks of intervention.

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Serious Games as Emerging E-Health Interventions: Design of an Exergame for the SMILER Project

Augello,

Caggianese,

Gaglio

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Exergaming for Physical Therapy in Patients with Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized-Controlled Trials

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review

Effects of exercise, physical activity, and sports on physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review

Effectiveness of exergames programme to modify body composition and health‐related physical fitness in adolescents with down syndrome after COVID‐19 quarantine

Serious Games as Emerging E-Health Interventions: Design of an Exergame for the SMILER Project

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