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ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2016

Maximizing the Impact of e-Therapy and Serious Gaming: Time for a Paradigm Shift.

Theresa M Fleming, Derek de Beurs, Yasser Khazaal, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva, Cristina Botella, Rosa M Baños, Filippo Aschieri, Lynda M Bavin, Annet Kleiboer and 3 more

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Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Theresa M FlemingDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Derek de BeursNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) , Utrecht , Netherlands.
Yasser KhazaalDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland.
Andrea GaggioliDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy; Applied Technology for NeuroPsychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe RivaDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy; Applied Technology for NeuroPsychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Cristina BotellaDepartment of Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología, Castellón, Spain; Department of Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos, Valencia, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERon), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain.
Rosa M BañosDepartment of Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos, Valencia, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERon), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain.
Filippo AschieriDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart , Milan , Italy.
Lynda M BavinDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.
Annet KleiboerDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam , Netherlands.
Sally MerryDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.
Ho Ming LauDepartment of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center , Amsterdam , Netherlands.
Heleen RiperDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam , Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internet interventions for mental health, including serious games, online programs, and apps, hold promise for increasing access to evidence-based treatments and prevention. Many such interventions have been shown to be effective and acceptable in trials; however, uptake and adherence outside of trials is seldom reported, and where it is, adherence at least, generally appears to be underwhelming. In response, an international Collaboration On Maximizing the impact of E-Therapy and Serious Gaming (COMETS) was formed. In this perspectives' paper, we call for a paradigm shift to increase the impact of internet interventions toward the ultimate goal of improved population mental health. We propose four pillars for change: (1) increased focus on user-centered approaches, including both user-centered design of programs and greater individualization within programs, with the latter perhaps utilizing increased modularization; (2) Increased emphasis on engagement utilizing processes such as gaming, gamification, telepresence, and persuasive technology; (3) Increased collaboration in program development, testing, and data sharing, across both sectors and regions, in order to achieve higher quality, more sustainable outcomes with greater reach; and (4) Rapid testing and implementation, including the measurement of reach, engagement, and effectiveness, and timely implementation. We suggest it is time for researchers, clinicians, developers, and end-users to collaborate on these aspects in order to maximize the impact of e-therapies and serious gaming.

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cCBTcomputerized therapyimplementationserious games

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PMID27148094
PMCPMC4834305

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