Virtual reality-enhanced exergames for weight control: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Obesity is an important public health issue. Virtual reality provides an opportunity to increase benefits of traditional exercise programs with more immersive, interactive, and enjoyable experiences for weight control.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of virtual reality-enhanced exergames for obesity-related outcomes, including body weight, body mass index, body fat, and waist circumference.

The effectiveness of orienteering exercise on improving physical fitness and cognitive functions in non-athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Orienteering exercise combines physical and cognitive function training, but its interventional effects remain unclear. Hence, in this study, we examined the effectiveness of orienteering exercise interventions in improving physical fitness and cognitive functions by a systematic review, meta-analyses, subgroup analyses, and meta-regression.

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Increased body mass index may have more happiness, life satisfaction, and self-rated health in the aging process: A 10-year longitudinal study.

Understanding intricate relationships among various determinants of overall well-being is crucial for promoting healthy aging. The body mass index (BMI), happiness, life satisfaction, and self-rated health are key indicators of well-being in older adults. However, the dynamic interplay among these factors and the BMI was previously unclear.

Internet access and use for health information and its association with health outcomes in older adults in 30 countries.

Background: Older adults, as a vulnerable population, typically show lower engagement with eHealth technologies. Limited internet access and low use for health information may contribute to poorer health outcomes.

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to examine differences in socio-demographics and compare healthy lifestyles, health statuses and attitudes toward online health information among different groups of internet access and use for health information.

Virtual cycling in urban green and blue vs gray spaces: The efficacy of mental health and physical activity.

Objectives: An urban environment may be stressful, potentially leading to poor mental health. Natural elements are important in urban environments with many restorative and potential health benefits compared to artificial elements. Virtual reality can simulate an urban environment in a digital world.

Influence of physical function and frailty on unplanned readmission in middle-aged and older patients discharged from a hospital: a follow-up study.

Background: Unplanned readmissions are associated with increased mortality among older patients. This study investigated the effects of changes in physical function and frailty on unplanned readmissions in middle-aged and older patients after discharge.

Methods: This longitudinal study recruited participants through convenience sampling from the general wards of a medical center in northern Taiwan.

The mediating role of health literacy for COVID-19 between preventive behaviors and quality of life.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rapidly developed around the world. Plenty of health information about the virus was available from multiple media platforms, but such information was not always accurate. Identifying misinformation depends on an individual's health literacy.

Actual and Virtual Parks Benefit Quality of Life and Physical Activity: A Cluster Trial.

Urban parks provide connectedness to nature as a health resilience environment for promoting health. Virtual reality can provide opportunities for urban citizens to be exposed to natural elements with health benefits. The purpose was to explore the effects of actual and virtual parks on the quality of life and physical activity of urban residents.

Leisure Participation for Mental Health Promotion in Later Life: A Six-Year Longitudinal Study.

Engaging in leisure activities is essential for mental health in older adults. This longitudinal study ( = 1,101, mean age = 69.20 ± 6.

Awareness of and subjective needs for post-discharge healthcare services among older adult patients.

Background: Increasing patient awareness of post-discharge care resources is an effective strategy to reduce rehospitalization rates and medical costs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore hospitalized older adult patients' awareness of and subjective demands for post-discharge healthcare services.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted from November 2018 to May 2020.

Effects of discharge planning services and unplanned readmissions on post-hospital mortality in older patients: A time-varying survival analysis.

Background: Older patients often encounter negative health outcomes after discharge from the hospital. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of discharge planning services and unplanned readmissions on the risk of death within 1 year after discharge in older patients.

Method: A prospective observational study was conducted from November 2018 to May 2020.

Social engagement for mental health: An international survey of older populations.

Background And Purpose: Social engagement is an important active aging strategy to promote older adults' mental health. The purposes of this study were to compare social engagement in older populations around the world and explore associations with mental health outcomes.

Materials And Methods: An international cross-sectional survey was conducted from 2017 to 2019.

Smart Wearable Device Users' Behavior Is Essential for Physical Activity Improvement.

Backgrounds: This study aimed to explore the effect on physical activity and sedentary behavior of users of wearable devices, and understand the association between physical activity and behavior.

Methods: This study conducted a three-arm, randomized controlled trial for 12 weeks. Healthy adults without experience of using a wearable device were recruited and were randomly assigned to a control group with a mobile app and two experimental groups with different smart wearable devices.

Comparisons of physical activity and sedentary behavior between owners and non-owners of commercial wearable devices.

Aims: Wearable devices are a new strategy for promoting physical activity in a free-living condition that utilizes self-monitoring, self-awareness, and self-determination. The main purpose of this study was to explore health benefits of commercial wearable devices by comparing physical activity, sedentary time, sleep quality, and other health outcomes between individuals who used and those that did not use commercial wearable devices.

Methods: The research design was a cross-sectional study using an Internet survey in Taiwan.