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The social effects of exergames on older adults: Systematic review and metric analysis



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  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
  • Scientific Abstract
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2017
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    4/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Singapore (4); USA (3); Australia (2); Canada (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    Singapore (4); USA (3); Australia (2); Canada (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Community
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Recreation
    Promotion of recreation
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    With what supports are services provided
    ICT that support individuals who receive services
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Li J, Erdt M, Chen L, Cao Y, Lee SQ, Theng YL. The social effects of exergames on older adults: Systematic review and metric analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2018;20(6):e10486.
  • DOI
    10.2196/10486

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