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Eligible studies used video games to provide physical therapy, psychological therapy, improved disease self-management, health education, distraction from discomfort, increased physical activity, and skills training for clinicians. Among the 38 studies, a total of 195 health outcomes were examined.
- Role of video games in improving health-related outcomes: a ...
The review concluded that there was a potential promise for...
- Role of video games in improving health-related outcomes: a ...
The review concluded that there was a potential promise for video games to improve health outcomes, particularly in the areas of psychological therapy and physical therapy. Due to a lack of good quality studies and the significant variation across trials, this conclusion should be considered tentative.
- 2012
Jun 1, 2012 · Video games improved 69% of psychological therapy outcomes, 59% of physical therapy outcomes, 50% of physical activity outcomes, 46% of clinician skills outcomes, 42% of health education...
1B. A “positive, clinically relevant health outcome” can be an outcome with an association with an ICD-9 code (as opposed to an ICD-9 code itself). A study testing the effect of a video game on knowledge of how to manage asthma exacerbations fulfills this criterion. A study testing the ability of a video game to improve self-esteem is
May 3, 2023 · Given that researchers are more likely to study the influence of AVGs on subpopulations with medical conditions, field studies targeting more clinically relevant primary outcomes (e.g. physical fitness, which includes the clinically relevant consequences of physical activity) are likely prioritized.
There is potential promise for video games to improve health outcomes, particularly in the areas of psychological therapy and physical therapy. RCTs with appropriate rigor will help build evidence in this emerging area.
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Eligible studies used video games to provide physical therapy, psychological therapy, improved disease self-management, health education, distraction from discomfort, increased physical activity, and skills training for clinicians. Among the 38 studies, a total of 195 health outcomes were examined.
