Impact of an Active Video Game on Healthy Children's Physical Activity
Impact of an Active Video Game on Healthy Children's Physical Activity
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DOI:
10.1542/peds.2011-2050
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
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影响因子:
8
通讯作者:
Chen, Tzu-An
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作者:
Baranowski, Tom;Abdelsamad, Dina;Chen, Tzu-An
OBJECTIVE: This naturalistic study tests whether children receiving a new (to them) active video game spontaneously engage in more physical activity than those receiving an inactive video game, and whether the effect would be greater among children in unsafe neighborhoods, who might not be allowed to play outside.METHODS: Participants were children 9 to 12 years of age, with a BMI >50th percentile, but