Short and long-term effects of exergaming for the elderly

Nagano, Yasunori; Ishida, Kenji; Tani, Tohru; Kawasaki, Motohiro; Ikeuchi, Masahiko

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2379-y

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“…Although promising, most EVG research has been conducted with children and adolescents, with relatively few studies in adults, 31,32 and adult studies are often limited to the acute effects of EVGs on energy expenditure. 24,[33][34][35][36][37] Longitudinal studies in adults have tended to focus on elderly populations and have examined the effect of EVGs on outcomes, such as balance, [38][39][40][41][42] cognition, 43 and depression. 44 Few studies have examined cardiovascular outcomes, most being small pilot studies (see review by Street et al).…”

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Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Dunsiger

Ciccolo

et al. 2019

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Introduction: Adults who engage in regular physical activity have lower rates of morbidity and mortality than those who do not. Exercise videogames may offer an attractive, sustainable alternative or supplement to traditional modes of exercise. This study compared exercise videogames with standard exercise modalities for improving uptake and maintenance of moderate to vigorous physical activity, and health risk indices. Study design: A three-arm clinical RCT including 12 weeks of supervised laboratory-based moderate to vigorous physical activity followed by 6 months follow-up. Setting/participants: This study was conducted at a university affiliated hospital research lab. Healthy, sedentary adults were eligible. Interventions: This study compared a 12-week program of supervised exercise videogames versus standard exercise (e.g., treadmill) versus control. Data were collected from January 2012 to September 2017 and analyzed in 2018. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome was weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity at end of treatment, assessed at 3 and 6 months post-intervention by using selfreport and accelerometer data. Health risk indices (e.g., HbA1c, lipids) were also assessed. Results: Participants (N=283) had an average age of 46.2 ±13.5 years; 79% were female. At end of treatment, those in the exercise videogame arm engaged in 30 minutes/week more moderate to

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Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Ciccolo

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…Furthermore, using a composite sarcopenia phenotype applying two different widely accepted definitions for sarcopenia does not associate with independent aging [117]. This implies that training programs should be developed that explicitly target neural structures such as training programs that use motor-cognitive approaches through step-training exergames [80,[118][119][120] that also effect on leg muscles strength [121,122].…”

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Corticospinal Control of Human Locomotion as a New Determinant of Age-Related Sarcopenia: An Exploratory Study

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Kaelin‐Lang

et al. 2020

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Sarcopenia is a muscle disease listed within the ICD-10 classification. Several operational definitions have been created for sarcopenia screening; however, an international consensus is lacking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently recognized that sarcopenia detection requires improved diagnosis and screening measures. Mounting evidence hints towards changes in the corticospinal communication system where corticomuscular coherence (CMC) reflects an effective mechanism of corticospinal interaction. CMC can be assessed during locomotion by means of simultaneously measuring Electroencephalography (EEG) and Electromyography (EMG). The aim of this study was to perform sarcopenia screening in community-dwelling older adults and explore the possibility of using CMC assessed during gait to discriminate between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves showed high sensitivity, precision and accuracy of CMC assessed from EEG Cz sensor and EMG sensors located over Musculus Vastus Medialis [Cz-VM; AUC (95.0%CI): 0.98 (0.92-1.04), sensitivity: 1.00, 1-specificity: 0.89, p < 0.001] and with Musculus Biceps Femoris [Cz-BF; AUC (95.0%CI): 0.86 (0.68-1.03), sensitivity: 1.00, 1-specificity: 0.70, p < 0.001]. These muscles showed significant differences with large magnitude of effect between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults [Hedge's g (95.0%CI): 2.2 (1.3-3.1), p = 0.005 and Hedge's g (95.0%CI): 1.5 (0.7-2.2), p = 0.010; respectively]. The novelty of this exploratory investigation is the hint toward a novel possible determinant of age-related sarcopenia, derived from corticospinal control of locomotion and shown by the observed large differences in CMC when sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults are compared. This, in turn, might represent in future a potential treatment target to counteract sarcopenia as well as a parameter to monitor the progression of the disease and/or the potential recovery following other treatment interventions.

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“…The experimental group showed improvement in functional tests such as FFC, TUG, and short FES-I, and classified the training as highly motivating. In addition to motor functions, Nagano et al [36] performed short- and long-term studies to investigate the effects of exergames on motor functions in older people. They showed improvement in the motor functions and muscular strength of the lower limbs, which indicated prevention of falls.…”

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Contrasting performance between physically active and sedentary older people playing exergames

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The increase in life expectancy associated with the increase in chronological age and less active people helps in the appearance of chronic and degenerative diseases. The encouragement of physical exercises contributes to older people abandoning sedentarism and preventing such diseases. Exergame is a promising alternative, for making exercise a pleasurable activity.In this study, we compared the performance of physically active older people with sedentary older people in exergames.Participants were 83 older adults over 65 years of age, of both sexes, divided into 2 physically active older people (AG) and sedentary older people (CG) groups. The participants performed a task through an exergame called “MoviLetrando” that uses the score, number of hits, number of omissions, and an average time of hits as an evaluation. A characterization questionnaire was applied, with information about sex, age, marital status, economic class, self-rated health, time of use of electronic games, a questionnaire on the practice of physical activity, and the Brunel Mood Scale.There was a higher exergame score in AG than in CG (P = .003), in the number of correct answers (P = .012). The number of omissions was lower in AG than in CG (P = .023). The mean time of correct answers was lower in AG than in CG (P = .013). The regression analysis revealed a significant finding F (3, 82) = 11.06, P < .001 and showed a prediction ability of 26.9% (r2 = .269). Three variables remained significantly associated with the score: physical activity was marginally significant (β = .19, P = .06), age (β = −.403, P < .001), depression (β = −.212, P = .028).Physically active older people perform better when compared with the sedentary older people. Age, depression, and physical activity influence the performance in exergame.

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Short and long-term effects of exergaming for the elderly

Cited by 29 publications

References 50 publications

Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Corticospinal Control of Human Locomotion as a New Determinant of Age-Related Sarcopenia: An Exploratory Study

Contrasting performance between physically active and sedentary older people playing exergames

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