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Gamification for the Improvement of Diet, Nutritional Habits, and Body Composition in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Source :
- Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada, instname, Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 2478, p 2478 (2021), Nutrients
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2021.
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Abstract
- 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 comorbidities that accompany obesity. Early interventions are necessary, and among them, the use of gamification can be an effective method. The objective was to analyse the effect of game-based interventions (gamification) for improving nutritional habits, knowledge, and changes in body composition. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed in CINAHL, EMBASE, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, and Scopus databases, following the PRISMA recommendations. There was no restriction by year of publication or language. Only randomized controlled trials were included. Twenty-three articles were found. After the intervention, the consumption of fruit and vegetables increased, as well as the knowledge on healthy food groups. The means difference showed a higher nutritional knowledge score in the intervention group 95% CI 0.88 (0.05–1.75). No significant effect of gamification was found for body mass index z-score. Gamification could be an effective method to improve nutritional knowledge about healthier nutritional habits. Promoting the development of effective educational tools to support learning related to nutrition is necessary in order to avoid and prevent chronic diseases.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Pediatric Obesity
030309 nutrition & dietetics
Psychological intervention
Child Behavior
Review
Adolescents
law.invention
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Behavior Therapy
TX341-641
030212 general & internal medicine
adolescents
Child
Children
0303 health sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Gamification
healthy eating
nutrition
Meta-analysis
Child, Preschool
Healthy eating
Body Composition
Female
Diet, Healthy
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
MEDLINE
Dietary behaviour
CINAHL
03 medical and health sciences
children
dietary behaviour
medicine
Humans
gamification
Nutrition
business.industry
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Public health
Game
Feeding Behavior
medicine.disease
Obesity
Video Games
Adolescent Behavior
game
business
Body mass index
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada, instname, Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 2478, p 2478 (2021), Nutrients
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9df81f3d7f5142377f46484bb7207674
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072478