Estudio sobre la aplicabilidad de exergames para la mejora de los índices de obesidad y la imagen corporal en escolares
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Childhood overweight is one of the main health problems in school children. Also,\nthis population can have misconceptions about their Body Image (BI), inducing dissatisfaction\nand low self-esteem. This descriptive and transversal research analysed the obesity rates, BI\nand the opinion about active videogames of 577 school children, in order to use these\ntechnologies to improve the problems described before. The results indicated that three out\nof every ten respondents had weight problems. In addition, the research showed that a\nsignificant number of participants was not satisfied with their BI and that they thought that\nExergames are fun for doing Physical Education (PE) at school. Besides, the study evinced\nstatistical differences in the relationship between BI and obesity rates. In conclusion, this\nresearch shows the interest in using these technologies in PE lessons to improve the health\nproblems caused by overweight and the BI of children as well.
Authors: Ramón Gómez Chacón, Félix Zurita Ortega, Manuel Castro, Tamara Espejo, Asunción Martínez-Martínez, Marta Linares
Institution: Universidad de Granada
Language: Spanish
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2228850760