title: Active video gaming in patients with renal transplant: a pilot study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with renal transplant are at higher risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with the general population. Physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of CVD mortality in these patients. Unfortunately, barriers such as the harsh Canadian climate prevent patients from engaging in and harvesting the health benefits of physical activity. This pilot study explored active video gaming (AVG) as a way for patients with renal transplant to obtain physical activity and examined its effect on their functional status and quality of life (QOL).
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited nine patients for an 8-week prospective pilot study. All patients received a Microsoft Xbox 360™ video gaming console, a Microsoft Kinect™ sensor, and the video game Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012. Assessment of each participant before and after the intervention included blood pressure measures, a 6-minute walk test, and the Godin Leisure Time Questionnaire (GLTQ). We analyzed all nine patients at the end of the 8-week study period, and found no changes in blood pressure or GLTQ scores. However, there was a significant increase in the 6-minute walk distance (P = 0.022), which represented a consistent increase for most patients (correlation = 0.977). In addition, participants over the age of 45 years (n = 4) were more likely to use the AVG system (P = 0.042).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AVG has the potential to improve the functional status in patients with renal transplant. Further research is required to corroborate the full health benefits of AVG in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: Dorothy Wei Yun
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Sills
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: Sara B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: Ziv
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Maianski
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada ; QEII Health Sciences Center, Office 6-291 Victoria Building, 1276 South Park Street, B3H 2Y9 Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alwayn
keywords: Active video gaming; Functional status; Physical activity; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Renal transplantation; Transplantation; Xbox
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