Pokémon Go: digital health interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk. (17th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Krittanawong, Chayakrit; Aydar, Mehmet; Kitai, Takeshi
• Is Part Of: Cardiology in the young. Volume 27:Number 8(2017)
• Page Start: 1625
• Page End: 1626
• Publication Date: 2017-04-17
• Subjects: Pokémon Go, -- exercise, -- social media, -- physical activity, -- data mining; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1017/S1047951117000749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1047-9511

Abstract

Abstract: Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease mortality, and current guidelines recommend physical activity for primary prevention in healthy individuals and secondary prevention in patients with coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease. Over the last decade, playing classic video games has become one of the most popular leisure activities in the world, but is associated with a sedentary lifestyle. In the new era of rapidly evolving augmented reality technology, Pokémon Go, a well-known augmented reality game, may promote physical activity and prevent cardiovascular disease risks – that is, diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Pokémon Go makes players willing to be physically active for regular and long periods of time. We report on an assessment of regular walking and playing Pokémon Go by performing data mining in Twitter.