"Video Games" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of interactive entertainment in which the player controls electronically generated images that appear on a video display screen. This includes video games played in the home on special machines or home computers, and those played in arcades.
| Descriptor ID |
D018910
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I03.450.642.693.930 L01.224.900.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Video Games- Video Games
- Game, Video
- Games, Video
- Video Game
Computer Games- Computer Games
- Computer Game
- Game, Computer
- Games, Computer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Video Games" by people in Profiles.
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Serious Games for Serious Pain: Development and Initial Testing of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Game for Patients With Advanced Cancer Pain. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2024 Nov; 8:e2400111.
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Retired Elite Athletes' Physical Activity, Physiological, and Psychosocial Outcomes During Single- and Double-Player Exergaming. J Strength Cond Res. 2019 Dec; 33(12):3220-3225.
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Effects of School-Based Exergaming on Urban Children's Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 10 23; 16(21).
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Mechanisms influencing older adolescents' bedtimes during videogaming: the roles of game difficulty and flow. Sleep Med. 2017 Nov; 39:70-76.
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Acute Effect of Virtual Reality Exercise Bike Games on College Students' Physiological and Psychological Outcomes. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2017 Jul; 20(7):453-457.
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The effects of active video games on patients' rehabilitative outcomes: A meta-analysis. Prev Med. 2017 02; 95:38-46.
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Effects of Body Mass Index on Children's Physical Activity Levels in School-Based "Dance Dance Revolution". Games Health J. 2016 Jun; 5(3):183-8.
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Pilot Development of an Electronic Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Quiz Game. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Sep; 61(3):292-6.
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A meta-analysis of active video games on health outcomes among children and adolescents. Obes Rev. 2015 Sep; 16(9):783-94.
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A multilevel approach to relating subjective workload to performance after shifts in task demand. Hum Factors. 2014 Dec; 56(8):1401-13.