Table 1.

Summary of study characteristics.

Study	Setting	Age, composition, and disease state	Active video game	Dose and duration	Outcome
Alves da Cruz et al, 2020 [18], cluster randomized controlled trial in Brazil	Hospital	N=27 48% female Age: 63.4 (12.71) years Status: CVD,a CVD risk	Console: Xbox Kinect Program: Just Dance 2015 (warm-up), Shape Up (conditioning)	Period: 15 min (warm-up), 30 min, (conditioning) Frequency: Once Duration: 1 day Intensity: Based on heart rate reserve and rate of perceived exertion during intervention	Hemodynamics: systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate, rate of perceived exertion
Jaarsma et al, 2020 [20], open-label randomized study in multiple countries	Home	N=605 29% female Age: 67 (12) years Status: HFb	Console: Nintendo Wii Program: Nintendo Wii Sports	Period: 30 min per day Frequency: 5 days a week Duration: 12 weeks Intensity: not reported	ECc: 6MWTd Muscle function: unilateral isotonic heel-lift, bilateral isometric shoulder abductions, unilateral isotonic shoulder flexion EMe: Questionnaire Exercise SEf: Questionnaire PAg: single question
Klompstra et al, 2013 [21], case study in Sweden	Home	N=1 0% female Age: 74 years Status: HF	Console: Nintendo Wii Program: Nintendo Wii Sports	Period: 15 min Frequency: everyday Duration: 12 weeks Intensity: not reported	PA: accelerometer EC: 6MWT EM: questionnaire Exercise SE: questionnaire Perceived physical effort: Borg scale
Klompstra et al, 2014 [22], pilot study in Sweden	Home	N=32 31% female Age: 63 (19-88) years Status: HF	Console: Nintendo Wii Program: Nintendo Wii Sports	Period: 20 min per day Frequency: not recorded Duration: 12 weeks Intensity: not recorded	EC: 6MWT PA: accelerometer
Ruivo et al, 2017 [19], pilot randomized controlled trial in Ireland	Hospital	N=32 18.7% female Age: 59.9 (10.2) years Status: CVD	Console: Nintendo Wii Program: Nintendo Wii Sports	Period: 1-hour sessions Frequency: twice a week Duration: 6 weeks Intensity: based on heart rate from a precardiac rehabilitation test	EC: Bruce ramp protocol PA: accelerometer

^aCVD: cardiovascular disease.

^bHF: heart failure.

^cEC: exercise capacity.

^d6MWT: 6-minute walk test.

^eEM: exercise motivation.

^fSE: self-efficacy.

^gPA: physical activity.