Impact of Exergame Use on User Health
Conditions
Keywords
Exergame, user health, exercise
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether exergame use can improve user health, in terms of physical fitness, self-rated mental health and physical health, and favorable attitude, strong intention, and actual behavior of future exercise. Moreover, this study also examines whether past exercise moderates the impact of exergame use on user health.
Detailed description
The main hypotheses are: H1: Compared with the control group participants (who do not use exergame) the experimental group participants (who use exergame) have better change in physical fitness. The difference between these two groups in the amount of change is negatively related to past exercise. H2: Compared with the control group participants (who do not use exergame) the experimental group participants (who use exergame) have better change in (a) mental health and (b) physical health after the intervention. The difference between these two groups in the amount of change is negatively related to past exercise. H3: Compared with the control group participants (who do not use exergame) the experimental group participants (who use exergame) have better change in (a) attitude, (b) intention and (c) behavior of doing another exercise in the future. The difference between these two groups in the amount of change is negatively related to past exercise.
Interventions
DEVICEXbox 360
For each participant in the experimental arm, two Xbox 360 exercise items were randomly selected from the nine items, which are related to user health. Each participant takes the two exercise items in turn.
Sponsors
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Chang Gung University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* junior and senior undergraduate student * senior graduate student
Exclusion criteria
* asthma * high myopia * anemia * vertigo * cardiopathy * hypertension * unstable of intracranial pressure and blood pressure * cardiac arrhythmia * heart failure * angor pectoris * injury of vertebra * ankylosing spondylitis * hereditary cardiac arrhythmia * musculoskeletal system injury * glaucoma * psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in physical fitness | The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks | Physical fitness was assessed twice by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, including body composition, cardio-pulmonary function, muscular strength, muscular endurance, explosive force, flexibility, agility, sense of balance, and cardiorespiratory endurance. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in mental and physical health (12 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks | Self-rated mental and physical health, using the SF-36 scale. |
| Change in attitude of future exercise (12 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' attitude toward future exercise between an expected average of 12 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in intention of future exercise (12 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' intention to do exercise in the future between an expected average of 12 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in behavior of future exercise (12 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 12 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' actual exercise behavior between an expected average of 12 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in mental and physical health (8 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks | Self-rated mental and physical health, using the SF-36 scale. |
| Change in attitude of future exercise (8 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' attitude toward future exercise between an expected average of 8 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in intention of future exercise (8 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' intention to do exercise in the future between an expected average of 8 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in behavior of future exercise (8 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 8 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' actual exercise behavior between an expected average of 8 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in mental and physical health (4 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks | Self-rated mental and physical health, using the SF-36 scale. |
| Change in attitude of future exercise (4 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' attitude toward future exercise between an expected average of 4 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in intention of future exercise (4 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' intention to do exercise in the future between an expected average of 4 weeks since randomization. |
| Change in behavior of future exercise (4 weeks) | The beginning and the end of expected average of 4 weeks | Self-reported questionnaires assessing users' actual exercise behavior between an expected average of 4 weeks since randomization. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Achievement (beginning) | Beginning of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived achievement |
| Continuance Intention (beginning) | Beginning of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing intention to continue to use the exergame |
| Perceived Challenge (after 4 weeks) | After 4 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived challenge |
| Perceived Achievement (after 4 weeks) | After 4 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived achievement |
| Continuance Intention (after 4 weeks) | After 4 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing intention to continue to use the exergame |
| Perceived Challenge (after 8 weeks) | After 8 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived challenge |
| Perceived Achievement (after 8 weeks) | After 8 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived achievement |
| Continuance Intention (after 8 weeks) | After 8 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing intention to continue to use the exergame |
| Perceived Challenge (after 12 weeks) | After 12 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived challenge |
| Perceived Achievement (after 12 weeks) | After 12 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived achievement |
| Continuance Intention (after 12 weeks) | After 12 weeks of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing intention to continue to use the exergame |
| Perceived Challenge (beginning) | Beginning of the participation in this study | Evaluated using scales measuing perceived challenge |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed