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Do Active Video Games Improve Children’s Movement Skills?

AAP Grand Rounds October 2015, 34 (4) 44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.34-4-44
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Source: Johnson TM, Ridgers ND, Hulteen RM, et al. Does playing a sports active video game improve young children’s ball skill competence [published online ahead of print May 15, 2015]? J Sci Med Sport; doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.05.002OpenUrlCrossRef

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Question: Among elementary school children, does playing sports-related active video games improve actual and perceived movement skill competence?

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Study design: Randomized controlled

Investigators from Australia and Hong Kong conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine if playing active video games (AVG, defined as video games involving whole body movement) increases object control skills (commonly known as ball skills) in children 6–10 years old. Only children with either minimal or no prior experience with AVGs (<90 min/week) were eligible for the study. At enrollment, participants were randomized to an intervention or control group. The intervention consisted of playing AVGs for a timed session of 50 minutes, weekly, for 6 weeks during lunch time. Specifically, …

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