@misc{10481/60608,
year = {2020},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/60608},
abstract = {The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of a gamification-based program on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels of college students. We divided 112 college students into an intervention group (IG) and a control group (CG). IG college students followed a 15-week gamification-based program, whereas CG followed traditional lectures. CRF was assessed using the 20-meter shuttle-run test. CRF significantly improved after the program in the IG compared to CG (d ≤ 0.94, p < 0.001). Only participants of IG had significant CRF improvements (d ≤ 0.87, p < 0.001) between pre- and post-assessments. In the IG, from the students who attended 100% of lectures, 87.8% met physical activity recommendations for 100% of weeks, whereas from those who attended <100%, only 26.7% met them them for 100% of weeks (p < 0.001). Participants who met recommendations 100% of weeks had a significant CRF improvement (p < 0.001). Motivating college students throughout innovative teaching methods (e.g., gamification) can lead to health improvements.},
organization = {European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (Ref. SOMM17/6107/UGR)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Aerobic fitness},
keywords = {Health},
keywords = {Innovation},
keywords = {University},
keywords = {Young adults},
title = {A Gamification-Based Intervention Program that Encourages Physical Activity Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness of College Students: ‘The Matrix rEFvolution Program’},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph17030877},
author = {Mora González, José Rafael and Pérez López, Isaac José and Esteban Cornejo, Irene and Delgado Fernández, Manuel},
}