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WV Games for Health
Emily Murphy
National Prevention Summit, 2006
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The West Virginia CARDIAC Project
"To reduce cardiovascular disease mortality in West Virginia through
research and intervention in children"
- Coronary
- Artery
- Risk
- Detection
- In
- Appalachian
- Communities
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Weight Status By Year
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Physical Activity & Nutrition
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ACTIVE SCREEN TIME???
- Total Body Video Game
- Social activity
- Subculture
- Performance/competition platform
- Workout and weight loss tool
- Classroom and workplace activity
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The Appeal of DDR
- Video game
- Scoring, earning new songs
- Easy to very difficult, unending complexity
- Single or versus play options
- Measurable Performance
- Technical skill
- CNS processing, reaction time
- Artistic/expressive movement
- Social and Emotional Variables
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Games for Health Clinical Study
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Who participated??
- 35 children 7-12 years of age who had a BMI>85th percentile
- Children had to be covered by PEIA or Blue Cross/Blue Shield
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What variables were studied?
- Endothelial function
- Measured flow-mediated dilation using a high –resolution ultrasound machine
- Fasting Blood Draw
- Lipid profile
- Insulin and glucose values
- Markers for oxidative stress
- Maximal aerobic fitness test
- Questionnaires
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Subject Profile
- Average endothelial function was <3.5% dilation
- 66% of subjects had very low HDL values
- 22% of the subjects had high insulin values
- Most subjects reported very low levels of physical activity on their first visit
- Most subjects reported eating a high-fat diet
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What did the subjects do?
- Subjects were randomly assigned to an exercise or delayed-treatment control group
- First 12 weeks
- Exercise group completed a home-based exercise program using DDR which included daily logs and phone coaching
- DTC received no intervention
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What did we find??
- Preliminary results
- 12 weeks exercise program increased endothelial function in exercise group to 9.56% dilation
- Significant improvement were seen in fitness levels in the exercise group but not in the DTC group
- Exercise group mean insulin values remained within normal range, Control groups mean insulin levels were abnormal at the 12-week mark
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What are we hearing from families?
- Children are more willing to do other modes of physical activity
- Children have higher self esteem
- Coordination improved
- Children report getting less winded when they are being physically active
- Many siblings and/or parents end up doing DDR with the participating child
- Children report having a lot of fun while doing DDR
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WV Games for Health School Based
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Children's Fitness Levels Are Low and Obesity Rates High Because of Adult Decision Making
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Implementation
- Train Physical Education Teachers
- Resource Materials and Lesson Plans
- Introduce DDR to students in PE
- Integrate DDR into school environment
- Before/after school
- School Dances, Special Events, Clubs
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Training Schedule
- Middle Schools (Spring/Fall 2006)
- Secondary Schools (Fall 2006)
- Elementary Schools (Spring 2007)
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Partners/Sponsors
- Konami Digital Entertainment
- WV Public Employee Insurance Agency
- WV Department of Education
- Mountaineer Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Acordia Insurance Company
- WV Governor's Office
- Best Buy
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