ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Empowering Children with ASD and Their Parents: Design of a Serious Game for Anxiety and Stress Reduction.
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- Gaming Platforms for People with ASD.Journal of Intelligence · 2024Review
- Enhancing Serious Game Design: Expert-Reviewed, Stakeholder-Centered Framework.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
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- A Serious Game to Train Rhythmic Abilities in Children With Dyslexia: Feasibility and Usability Study.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- Digitalized Social and Emotional Learning and Better Wellbeing among Displaced Syrian Adolescents in Lebanon.International journal of mental health · 2024Article
- Comparing Anxiety Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Mothers of Children with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Extended Reality Guidelines for Supporting Autism Interventions Based on Stakeholders' Needs.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- A Software Engineering Framework for Reusable Design of Personalized Serious Games for Health: Development Study.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Effect of a Serious Game on the Performance of Daily Routines by Autistic and ADHD Children.Advances in neurodevelopmental disorders · 2023Article
- Digital Interventions for Emotion Regulation in Children and Early Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR serious games · 2022Review
- Identifying Potential Gamification Elements for A New Chatbot for Families With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: User-Centered Design Approach.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Extending Robot Therapy for Children with Autism Using Mobile and Web Application.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by social interaction difficulties and communication difficulties. Moreover, children with ASD often suffer from other co-morbidities, such as anxiety and depression. Finding appropriate treatment can be difficult as symptoms of ASD and co-morbidities often overlap. Due to these challenges, parents of children with ASD often suffer from higher levels of stress. This research aims to investigate the feasibility of empowering children with ASD and their parents through the use of a serious game to reduce stress and anxiety and a supporting parent application. The New Horizon game and the SpaceControl application were developed together with therapists and according to guidelines for e-health patient empowerment. The game incorporates two mini-games with relaxation techniques. The performance of the game was analyzed and usability studies with three families were conducted. Parents and children were asked to fill in the Spence's Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and Spence Children Anxiety Scale-Parents (SCAS-P) anxiety scale. The game shows potential for stress and anxiety reduction in children with ASD.
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