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ArticleGames for health journal2015

Clinical and Neurobiological Perspectives of Empowering Pediatric Cancer Patients Using Videogames.

Meveshni Govender, Randy C Bowen, Massiell L German, Grzegorz Bulaj, Carol S Bruggers

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Article in Games for health journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Meveshni Govender1 Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah.
Randy C Bowen2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah.
Massiell L German2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah.
Grzegorz Bulaj3 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah.
Carol S Bruggers1 Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric oncology patients often experience fatigue and physical and mental deconditioning during and following chemotherapy treatments, contributing to diminished quality of life. Patient empowerment is a core principle of patient-centered care and reflects one's ability to positively affect his or her own health behavior and health status. Empowerment interventions may enhance patients' internal locus of control, resilience, coping skills, and self-management of symptoms related to disease and therapy. Clinical and technological advancements in therapeutic videogames and mobile medical applications (mobile health) can facilitate delivery of the empowerment interventions for medical purposes. This review summarizes clinical strategies for empowering pediatric cancer patients, as well as their relationship with developing a "fighting spirit" in physical and mental health. To better understand physiological aspects of empowerment and to elucidate videogame-based intervention strategies, brain neuronal circuits and neurotransmitters during stress, fear, and resilience are also discussed. Neuroimaging studies point to the role of the reward system pathways in resilience and empowerment in patients. Taken together, videogames and mobile health applications open translational research opportunities to develop and deliver empowerment interventions to pediatric cancer patients and also to those with other chronic diseases.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionNeurobiologyPower, PsychologicalAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseDepressionHealth StatusHumansInternetMedication AdherenceMental HealthMobile Applications

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PMID26287927
PMCPMC4545566

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