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N. Abreek1
1Tel Aviv University, Physiotherapy, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background:
Neurodevelopmental delay in children is a medical psychological term that describes a delay in the developmental stages that take place in infancy and throughout childhood. This delay can manifest itself in all areas of life. Video games are now an important therapeutic tool among patients. The use of technology for therapeutic clinical needs is suitable for patients of different ages in different diagnoses. Video games require physical activity and the ability to offer opportunities for social interaction between different participants. The use of video games can eliminate barriers to access to participation in physical and social activities. Therefore, this tool may be used as an appropriate and effective treatment for pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental delay.
Purpose:
The primary aim of this review was to examine the effect of training through video games on various motor impairments (coordination, upper extremity task performance (i.e. skill acquisition) and executive functions, in pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental delay.
Methods: Use of English articles published in 2015-2019 in the databases Google Scholar, Pubmed, Cinahl. The keywords are Developmental Coordination Dosorder - DCD, Cerebral Palsy - CP, Autism Spectrum Disorder - ASD, Exergame, Video Gaming were used. Each article identified the year of publication, age, medical condition of the subjects, diagnoses, type of study, research methods and research indices.
Results:
A total of 10 trials were found, three were included in the review (53 childes) . The outcome measures included motor indices, cognitive indices and social indices. The research methods in the studies were questionnaires, physical, cognitive, social and functional tests.
Conclusion(s):
Video games have positive effects on motor indices, cognitive indices, and social indices in children with neurodevelopmental delay. These effects can improve upper extremity task performance in children with CP, as well as improve executive function and motor performance in children with ASD as well as improve motor coordination in children with DCD. These findings reinforce the rationale for using video games as a therapeutic tool for this population. However, further studies are needed at a high methodological level detailing the components of the intervention in both typical children and children with neurodevelopmental delay.
Implications: in paediatrics we must use the modern technology and video gaming exersice to increase the compliance and particepation of chlides for usefull target and rehabilitation. speacialistly with chlids that have motor impairments (coordination, upper extremity task performance (i.e. skill acquisition) and executive functions, in pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental delay.
Funding, acknowledgements:
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Keywords: video games, neurodevelopmental delay, cerebral palsy, Autism, developmental coordination disorder, Executive functions, motor performance
Topic: Paediatrics
Did this work require ethics approval? No
Institution: Tel Aviv University
Committee: Tel Aviv - Shiba Hospital
Reason: not required because is systamtic review
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