Active video games for youth : a systematic review Barnett, Anthony, Cerin, Ester and Baranowski, Tom 2011, Active video games for youth : a systematic review, Journal of physical activity and health, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 724-737. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads cerin-activevideo-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 686.62KB 858 Title Active video games for youth : a systematic review Author(s) Barnett, Anthony Cerin, Ester Baranowski, Tom Journal name Journal of physical activity and health Volume number 8 Issue number 5 Start page 724 End page 737 Total pages 14 Publisher Human Kinetics Place of publication Champaign, Ill. Publication date 2011-07 ISSN 1543-3080 1543-5474 Keyword(s) energy expenditure physical activity maintenance obesity enjoyment sedentary Summary Background: A population level increase in physical activity (PA) is critical to reduce obesity in youth. Video games are highly popular and active video games (AVGs) have the potential to play a role in promoting youth PA. Method: Studies on AVG play energy expenditure (EE) and maintenance of play in youth were systematically identified in the published literature and assessed for quality and informational value. Results: Nine studies measuring AVG play EE were identified. The meta-analytic estimates of average METs across these studies were 3.1 (95% CI: 2.6, 3.6) to 3.2 (95% CI: 2.7, 3.7). No games elicited an average EE above the 6 MET threshold for vigorous EE. Observed differences between studies were likely due to the different types of games used, rather than age or gender. Four studies related to maintenance of play were identified. Most studies reported AVG use declined over time. Studies were of low-to-medium quality. Conclusion: AVGs are capable of generating EE in youth to attain PA guidelines. Few studies have assessed sustainability of AVG play, which appears to diminish after a short period of time for most players. Better-quality future research must address how AVG play could be maintained over longer periods of time. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Human Kinetics Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30055846 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 10 Sep 2013, 13:06:54 EST Tue, 10 Sep 2013, 14:32:41 EST Fri, 04 Oct 2013, 12:46:58 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 18:15:10 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 18:58:14 EST Thu, 15 Jan 2015, 13:54:24 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 21:29:36 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:42:17 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:39:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 159 times in TR Web of Science Cited 168 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 506 Abstract Views, 858 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 10 Sep 2013, 13:06:54 EST