Background: Children with asthma can decrease the impact of their disease by improving their physical activity (PA). However, health care providers lack interventions for children with asthma that effectively increase their PA levels and achieve behavior change. A technology-supported approach can positively …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) is important for children with a chronic disease. Serious games may be useful to promote PA levels among these children. OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of serious games on PA levels in children with a chronic …

For children with asthma, physical activity (PA) can decrease the impact of their asthma. Thus far, effective PA promoting interventions for this group are lacking. To develop an intervention, the current study aimed to identify perspectives on physical activity of children with asthma, their parents, …

Vanuit het lectoraat oefentherapie van de Faculteit Gezondheid van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam werd 1 april 2017 gestart met een tweejarig onderzoeksproject, dat als doel heeft om een beweeggame te ontwikkelen waarmee oefen- en fysiotherapeuten kinderen van 8-12 jaar met milde tot ernstige astma stimuleren …