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ArticleFrontiers in digital health2025

Unlocking the potential of serious games for rehabilitation in low and middle-income countries: addressing potential and current limitations.

Diriba Dereje, Dheeraj Lamba, Teklu Gemechu Abessa, Chala Kenea, Cintia Ramari, Muhammad Osama, Oyéné Kossi, Paul Muteb Boma, Jules Panda, Anna Kushnir and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in digital health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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16 authors.

Diriba DerejeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Dheeraj LambaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Teklu Gemechu AbessaREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Chala KeneaREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Cintia RamariREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Muhammad OsamaFoundation University College of Physical Therapy, Foundation University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Oyéné KossiREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Paul Muteb BomaVirtual Rehabilitation Center of Lubumbashi, Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jules PandaVirtual Rehabilitation Center of Lubumbashi, Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Anna KushnirREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Joanna MouradREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Jean MapinduziREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Maryam FourtassiLaboratory of Life and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tétouan, Morocco.
Kim DanielsREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Judith DeutschRutgers School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, United States.
Bruno BonnechèreREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

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digital healthgamificationhealthcare accesslow and middle-income countriesrehabilitationserious gamestechnology

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PMID39957725
PMCPMC11825514

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