Improving Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Through Exergaming: The Moderation Effects of Intergenerational Communication and Age Cohorts

Xu, Xuexin; Li, Jinhui; Pham, Tan Phat; Salmon, Charles T.; Theng, Yin‐Leng

doi:10.1089/g4h.2016.0060

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“…Overall, 662 and 390 participants were included in the qualitative and quantitative analysis, respectively. The number of participants in the studies varied from 15 60 to 88 52 . Two studies examined exclusively men, 47,50 three exclusively women, 32,51,60 while 11 studies assessed a mixed sex sample 18,48‐49,52‐56,58‐59,61 and one study did not report the participants’ sex 57 .…”

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“…One study 59 calculated the body mass index values (3.15 kg/m 2 ) using adolescents' assessed height and weight and standardized using the lambda, mu, and sigma (LMS) method based on national age and sex‐based norms from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 62 . Only one study evaluated healthy young individuals 32 and other older adults 52 . The remaining 15 studies investigated participants with some type of disease 18,47‐51,53‐61 …”

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“…Ten chronic studies (58.8%) used only the Wii system, 18,48‐49,54‐58,60,61 while one study used both Wii and XBOX Kinect systems , 47 one study used the Kinect‐RehabPlay , 50 one study used the VirtualEx‐FM system , 51 and one study did not report the system used. Two studies did not report the exergames practiced by the participants, 52,59 while the remaining 15 studies used a wide variety of exergames (Table 2).…”

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“…Although Xu et al 52 performed an acute study and it was not able to be included in the meta‐analyses, the authors provided insightful information about exergame practice. They recruited 89 older adults and investigated the effects of playing exergames with peers, adolescents, or alone at home.…”

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The effects of exergames on anxiety levels: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Loenneke

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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There are currently many different approaches to performing exergames and there is still no consensus as to whether exergames are able to reduce anxiety levels, as well as whether exergames provide greater reductions on anxiety levels when added to traditional forms of clinical interventions. Therefore, the aim of the present systematic review and meta‐analysis was to access data from studies that evaluated the effects of exergames on anxiety levels in humans. PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane databases were searched up to 22 February 2019. Inclusion criteria were acute and chronic (short‐term and long‐term interventions) studies which evaluated the effects of exergames in anxiety levels as primary or secondary aim. Of the 1342 studies found, 17 and 10 were included in qualitative analyses and meta‐analyses, respectively. The within‐group analysis found that exergames (standardized mean difference [SMD]: −0.57 [95% Confidence interval (CI): −0.86 to −0.28], P < .001) and usual care (SMD: −0.21 [95% CI: −0.34 to −0.08], P = .002) resulted in significant improvements on anxiety levels. However, the between‐group meta‐analysis on the effects of control interventions vs exergames (SMD: 0.02 [95% CI: −0.55 to 0.60], P = .939) found no significant difference between groups in anxiety levels reductions. There was also no significant difference (SMD: −0.04 [95% CI: −0.32 to 0.25], P = .805) between usual care vs exergames plus usual care interventions in anxiety levels reductions. Although exergames demonstrated within‐group improvements in anxiety levels across different clinical populations, it was not greater than the effects from non‐exercise interventions. Also, given the paucity of studies, small sample sizes, different research designs, and different population investigated, the existing evidence is insufficient to support the advantages of usual care supplemented by exergame intervention over usual care standalone in anxiety levels reduction.

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The effects of exergames on anxiety levels: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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“…In addition, as people who suffer from high levels of anxiety can experience impaired quality of life, autoimage, and personal relationships, 34 exergames could be an enjoyable way of overcoming common barriers to physical exercise (e.g., motivation, 17 adherence, 32 and lack of compliance 35 ) during the current quarantine period. Furthermore, exergames can easily be shared with peers and families 36 in social isolation situations and can be a tool for maintaining physical activity levels and, consequently, physical fitness.…”

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Exergames as Coping Strategies for Anxiety Disorders During the COVID-19 Quarantine Period

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Lira

2020

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The COVID-19 outbreak has led to wide-scale self-isolation, as a result of the quarantine period recommended by the World Health Organization. Consequently, people's mental health, including their anxiety levels, may be becoming impaired. To cope with the situation, the exergame appears to be an enjoyable easy-to-use tool for reducing social isolation, as well as an interesting mode of home-based exercise for tackling anxiety disorders and sedentary behavior. This article critically appraises the opportunities and challenges exergames present for the prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders in a home-based environment during the COVID-19 quarantine period.

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“I can't escape!”: Avoidantly attached individuals' conflict resolution and relationship satisfaction before and during the COVID‐19 lockdown

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Increased time spent together and the lockdown resulting from the COVID‐19 pandemic may have created new scenarios for marital conflict. We analyzed how home confinement affects avoidantly attached individuals': (a) resolution strategies to cope with couple conflict, (b) perception of partner's resolution strategies, and (c) overall relationship satisfaction. The sample comprised 549 individuals, divided into two subsamples: (a) the confined group, individuals confined with their partners (n = 275); and (b) the comparison group, coupled individuals from a dataset collected before the pandemic (n = 274). Results indicate that the proposed model works in different contexts (non‐confinement and confinement situations), but there are some significant differences in the magnitude of some of the relationships between the variables, being stronger in the confinement group than in the comparison group. In the confined group, in individuals with avoidant attachment, withdrawal was associated with lower relationship satisfaction and a higher demand partner perceived to a higher extent than in the comparison group. This might explain the lower satisfaction with the relationship of the confined group. The different conflict resolution strategies of the couple mediated between avoidant attachment and relationship satisfaction in both groups (confined and comparison). It is concluded that individuals' attachment orientation is a key factor in how individuals experienced their close relationships during the confinement.

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Improving Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Through Exergaming: The Moderation Effects of Intergenerational Communication and Age Cohorts

Abstract: The findings made contributions to aging research and shed light on our understanding about how to foster social interaction among older adults and, thus, promote healthy and active aging.

Cited by 51 publications

References 36 publications

The effects of exergames on anxiety levels: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

The effects of exergames on anxiety levels: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Exergames as Coping Strategies for Anxiety Disorders During the COVID-19 Quarantine Period

“I can't escape!”: Avoidantly attached individuals' conflict resolution and relationship satisfaction before and during the COVID‐19 lockdown

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