ArticleJournal of diabetes science and technology2022
Game Mechanisms in Serious Games That Teach Children with Type 1 Diabetes How to Self-Manage: A Systematic Scoping Review.
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- Effectiveness of Digital Serious Games on Knowledge and Attitudes in Public Health Education: Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping the research landscape of mHealth and technology in pediatric chronic illness: a bibliometric study.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of the emoTICare program on socioemotional adjustment and psychological well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
- Application of gamified interventions in children with type 1 diabetes: a scoping review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
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- A Serious Game (MyDiabetic) to Support Children's Education in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Iterative Participatory Co-Design and Feasibility Study.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Driven Serious Games in Health Care: Scoping Review.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- Using Distance Communication for the User-Centered Development of a Smartphone-Based Serious Game for Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Participatory Design Approach.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe use of serious games is a popular approach to help children with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) learn how to self-manage. Many different game mechanisms exist. However, it is unclear which game mechanisms a serious game should include to teach self-management to children with T1D. Therefore, the aim of this scoping review is to map and describe the game mechanisms used in serious games that teach children with T1D how to self-manage and explain how they contribute to teaching self-management.
methodsA systematic scoping review was conducted to map and describe the important game mechanisms published before 23 September 2020. A comprehensive search was performed in the PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Education Database. Relevant literature was selected, synthesized, and reported.
resultsOf the 800 articles identified, 18 were included in this systematic scoping review. The game mechanisms used in serious games that teach self-management included narrative contexts, feedback, avatars, simulations, goals, levels, and social interactions. DISCUSSION: This review identified 7 game mechanisms used in serious games that teach children how to self-manage. A serious game is most effective in teaching self-management when it is T1D-oriented and when multiple game mechanisms are combined. However, the most effective combination of game mechanisms has yet to be determined.
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