Effect of Brain Gym Exercise on Attention and Working Memory in University Students with Short-Video Dependence: A Randomised Feasibility Trial

The uploaded files present the results of the feasibility study to investigate the effect of brain gym exercises on attention and working memory in short video dependent university students. 24 participants were recruited and randomised into 2 groups (1:1 allocation) by computer generated randomisation. The "baseline" excel file demonstrates the demographic details of the patient with their Short Video Dependence score (screening tool- Short Video Dependence scale, Jiang et al. 2025). The "result_feasibility" excel file demonstrates the pre and post intervention scores of the intervention. Group 1 received Brain Gym Exercises + Conventional Training Protocol, while Group 2 received Conventional Training Protocol both for 3days/ week for 4 weeks. Outcomes were ASRS (Attention Self- report score), Sustained Attention by Mackworth Clock Test error percentage (Computerised), Selective Attention by Stroop Test (Computerised), Working Memory by Digit Span Tests -maximum digit recall (Computerised). All computerised tests were executed using Psytoolkit 3.7.0 website. The post score interpretation- Lower scores denotes improvement for all tests, except Digit span test in which higher scores denotes improvement in cognitive function. The change score column represents the difference in scores (in positive direction- improvement). Change score analysis showed that participants in Group 1 improved significantly better than in Group 2.本数据集所附上传文件呈现了一项可行性研究的结果，该研究旨在探究大脑健身操（Brain Gym Exercises）对短视频依赖型大学生的注意力与工作记忆的影响。本研究共招募24名参与者，通过计算机生成随机序列的方式以1:1比例将其分配至两组。"baseline" Excel文件展示了受试者的人口统计学特征及其短视频依赖量表得分（筛查工具为Jiang等人2025年发表的短视频依赖量表）。"result_feasibility" Excel文件展示了干预前后的测评得分：第一组接受大脑健身操联合常规训练方案，第二组仅接受常规训练方案，两组均每周训练3天，持续4周。本研究的观测指标包括：注意力自评量表（ASRS）得分、基于马克沃夫时钟测验（Mackworth Clock Test）的持续性注意错误率（计算机化测试）、斯特鲁普测验（Stroop Test）评估的选择性注意力（计算机化测试）、数字广度测验评估的工作记忆表现（以最大数字回忆量为指标，计算机化测试）。所有计算机化测试均通过Psytoolkit 3.7.0网站完成。得分解读规则如下：除数字广度测验外，其余所有测试的得分越低代表干预改善效果越好；数字广度测验的得分越高，则代表认知功能改善越显著。变化分栏代表两次测评的得分差值（正向差值代表干预有效）。变化分分析结果显示，第一组参与者的改善效果显著优于第二组。