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SynthesisJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2016

Serious games for improving knowledge and self-management in young people with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nathalie Charlier, Nele Zupancic, Steffen Fieuws, Kris Denhaerynck, Bieke Zaman, Philip Moons

Erratum issued 2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 64 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
25.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05980780 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Video Developed for Children With Familial Mediterranean Fever The Effect of Game on Disease Management and Quality of Life

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul University - CerrahpasaRan2023 to 2024Enrolled45ConditionsFMFArmsvideo game group, Education booklet group
NCT07758946 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Endoexpedition - Use of a Serious Game to Deliver Patient Information and Decision Aid for Individuals With Endometriosis: A National Multicenter Randomized-controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorKarolinska InstitutetRan2026 to 2029Enrolled250ConditionsEndometriosisArmsEndoExpedtion Serious game, Standard Written Patient Information
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 211 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Serious games for smoking prevention and cessation: A systematic review of game elements and game effects.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Nathalie CharlierKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Leuven, Belgium.
Nele ZupancicKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven, Belgium.
Steffen FieuwsKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Interuniversity Center for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Leuven, Belgium.
Kris DenhaerynckIndependent Statistical Consultant, Huldenberg, Belgium.
Bieke ZamanKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Centre for User Experience Research (CUO) - IBBT Future Health Department, Leuven, Belgium.
Philip MoonsKU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven, Belgium Copenhagen University Hospital, Heart Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark University of Gothenburg, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden philip.moons@kuleuven.be.
KU Leuven · BEStatistics Belgium · BEUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of serious games in improving knowledge and/or self-management behaviors in young people with chronic conditions. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe authors searched the databases PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Sciences, and PsychINFO for articles published between January 1990 and January 2014. Reference lists were hand-searched to retrieve additional studies. Randomized controlled trials that compared a digital game with either standard education or no specific education in a population of children and/or adolescents with chronic conditions were included.

resultsThe authors identified 9 studies in which the effectiveness of serious games in young people with chronic conditions was evaluated using a randomized controlled trials design. Six studies found a significant improvement of knowledge in the game group from pretest to posttest; 4 studies showed significantly better knowledge in the game group than in the control group after the intervention. Two studies reported significantly better self-management in the game group than in the control group after the intervention. Seven studies were included in the meta-analysis. For knowledge, pooled estimate of Hedges' gu was 0.361 (95% confidence intervals, 0.098-0.624), demonstrating that serious games improve knowledge in patients. For self-management, pooled estimate of Hedges' gu was 0.310 (95% confidence intervals, 0.122-0.497), showing that gaming improves self-management behaviors.

conclusionsThe authors' meta-analysis shows that educational video games can be effective in improving knowledge and self-management in young people with chronic conditions.

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Self CareVideo GamesAdolescentAsthmaChronic DiseaseDiabetes MellitusHumansNeoplasmsPatient Education as Topicchildrenchronic conditionsknowledgeself-managementserious games

Identifiers

PMID26186934
PMCPMC7814922
OpenAlexW2098394172

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