Videogames to Promote Physical Activity in Older Adults with Schizophrenia

Heather Leutwyler; Erin M. Hubbard; Sophia Vinogradov; Glenna A. Dowling

doi:10.1089/g4h.2012.0051

Videogames to Promote Physical Activity in Older Adults with Schizophrenia

Heather Leutwyler, Erin M. Hubbard, Sophia Vinogradov, Glenna A. Dowling

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Older adults with schizophrenia need physical activity interventions to improve their physical health. The purpose of this report is to describe the preliminary acceptability of a videogame-based physical activity program using the Kinect™ for Xbox 360 game system (Microsoft, Redmond, WA) in older adults with schizophrenia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	381-383
Number of pages	3
Journal	Games for Health Journal
Volume	1
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2012.0051
State	Published - Oct 1 2012

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This work was supported by the National Center for Research Resources (grant KL2R024130 to H.L. and UCSF-CTSI grant UL1 RR024131).

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© 2012 Copyright Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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