Effects of Competitive Exergaming–Based Esports on Older Adults in Hong Kong: Nonrandomized Controlled Pilot Study
Ka Man Leung, Yuchen Shi, Andrew Coristine, René Baranyi, Wenfei Zhu, Di Tang · 2025
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Description
Leung and Shi run in twenty twenty-five a pilot study of competitive motion-gaming sport for older adults in Hong Kong. Many elders miss activity targets and drop out of plain exercise, so game-based play with head-to-head matches might hold them. Two dozen participants played a boxing fitness game in instructor-led sessions over eight weeks, ending in a tournament bracket, while a matched group carried on as usual.
The gamers gained leg strength and stepping endurance over the controls, and enjoyed activity more. Thinking speed showed a mixed picture, and loneliness and quality-of-life scales did not move. The design was small and not randomised, so the authors urge caution. They call for proper trials with active comparison groups and longer runs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ka Man Leung, Yuchen Shi, Andrew Coristine, René Baranyi, Wenfei Zhu, Di Tang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |