The coexistence of childhood obesity (or its risk) and COVID-19 pandemic put children and
adolescents in greater risk to develop respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. In fact, the …

Currently, one of the main public health problems among children and adolescents is poor
adherence to healthy habits, leading to increasingly high rates of obesity and the …

Background: School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated
students' loneliness, addictive gaming behaviors, and poor mental health. These mental …

Videogames use has constantly increased among children and adolescents, with uncertain
consequences on their health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of videogames …

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most important public health problems. Active
video games (AVGs) have been proposed as an attractive alternative to increase energy …

Physical inactivity and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) signify two pandemics with
negative physical, mental, and economic consequences. Younger and older people have …

It is assumed that many adolescent gamers who play intensively are highly engaged rather
than problematic gamers and that they mostly do not experience negative consequences …

Two studies were conducted to examine the acute effects of exergaming on students'
executive functions and to explore their situational interest regarding these games in …

Background: In affective exergames, game difficulty is dynamically adjusted to match the
user's physical and psychological state. Such an adjustment is commonly made based on a …

Purpose The purpose of this review was to assess the effect of active video games among
overweight and obese adolescents. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis were …