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Gaceta Médica Boliviana
Print version ISSN 1012-2966On-line version ISSN 2227-3662
Abstract
MEDINA-LEAL, Nelson; CIGARROA, Igor; BAEZA LLANCAQUEO, Millaray and TOLEDO QUINONES, Silvana. Effects of active game-based programs on schoolchildren’s physical fitness, considering controlled screen use: a systematic review. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2025, vol.48, n.2, pp.151-161. Epub Dec 31, 2025. ISSN 1012-2966. https://doi.org/10.47993/gmb.v48i2.1113.
Frequent exposure to screens can lead to significant physical and psychosocial health problems. The digitalization of today's world is imminent, and was increased by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the analysis of the controlled use of technological devices and their benefits in the physical and motor area is of great contribution to develop strategies to promote their inclusion in educational establishments.
Objective:
to analyze the effects of game-based physical activity programs in educational establishments on the reduction of sedentary behavior induced by the controlled use of screens in schoolchildren.
Methods:
a narrative review was carried out according to the standards established by the PRISMA declaration, using the Scopus, Proquest, EBSCOhost and Pubmed databases.
Results:
there is limited current evidence in the school population, in addition to an assessment gap determined by gender and rurality. The studies do not show a broad assessment of physical conditions, but they do account for activity levels. In relation to the objectives and conclusions, in 80% of the studies, there is an increase in physical condition with the support of screens in the classroom, without the need for teacher training.
Conclusions:
the use of technologies immersed in the infant juvenile population and their controlled use to increase physical activity should be a matter of analysis by the authorities, mitigating the future problems of sedentary lifestyles.
Keywords : exercise; education; child; Systematic Review.
