Developing and implementing a gamification method to improve user engagement: A case study with an m-Health application for hypertension monitoring

Cechetti, Nathália Pinto; Bellei, Ericles Andrei; Biduski, Daiana; Rodriguez, João Pedro Mazuco; Roman, Mateus Klein; Marchi, Ana Carolina Bertoletti De

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2019.04.007

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“…According to Neumann et al 16 , this period is suitable to accomplish possible significant changes in blood pressure levels through weight loss and balanced diet, along with other healthy habits. The app has elements that aim to engage patients in their own treatment, as demonstrated by Cechetti et al 12 . It allows the recording of variables related to blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, height, sleep, mood, and the practice of physical activities.…”

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Effects of using a mobile health application on the health conditions of patients with arterial hypertension: A pilot trial in the context of Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

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Brazil's Family Health Strategy (FHS) leads public health policies and actions regarding community health, addressing arterial hypertension (AH) in primary care settings. In this scenario, the use of communication technologies becomes appropriate for the monitoring of patients with AH. To preliminary verify the intervention approach and the effects of using an m-Health application on the health conditions of patients with AH for a future study, we conducted a non-randomized, controlled, non-blind trial (N = 39), comparing the use of a mobile health app (m-Health) with conventional AH monitoring over 3 months. During the study, we promoted health information workshops to engage patients from both intervention and control groups. Pre and post-intervention, we compared measurements of systolic and diastolic blood pressure; food frequency questionnaire; Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale; blood tests of hemogram, creatinine, uric acid, sodium, potassium, lipid profile, and glycemia. Improvements were identified in both groups due to the workshops, including the reduction in total and non-HDL cholesterol, healthier consumption of salads and sugary drinks, and increased selfcare scores. Exclusively in the intervention group, which used the m-Health app, there was a change in systolic and diastolic pressure towards more adequate levels. In addition, the intervention group had improved levels of glucose and HDL cholesterol and reduced consumption of ultra-processed foods. In conclusion, the use of an m-Health app had positive effects on the health conditions of patients with AH under treatment within FHS, especially when combined with health information. On the context of FHS, the use of technology is encouraging supporting better health conditions. Arterial hypertension (AH) is one of the main modifiable risk factors for diseases of the circulatory system. With a high prevalence, AH is considered one of the most important public health problems. The World Health Organization estimates that about 600 million people have AH and, annually, 7.1 million individuals die from this disease, substantially burdening health systems 1. Among the AH modifiable factors, either by medication or by altering habits and behavior, there is obesity, sedentary lifestyle, eating habits, and stress. Controlling blood pressure can still be a challenge since, with everyday activities and lack of time, many people do not bother to maintain their normal blood pressure levels 2. Among the main non-medicinal recommendations that should be followed, there are healthy eating, physical activity, reduction of sodium and alcohol consumption, and non-consumption of tobacco 3 .

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Effects of using a mobile health application on the health conditions of patients with arterial hypertension: A pilot trial in the context of Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

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“…For young Italian people, the messages were mostly about health and the environment [46]. This is significant because health experts have been using it as a motivational tool during the treatment of patients [47] and because histories of patients with similar symptoms are important for predictions [48]. This may be helpful for the emotional treatment of patients in the future.…”

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Modeling Impact of Word of Mouth and E-Government on Online Social Presence during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Multi-Mediation Approach

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Ahmad

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Although social presence plays an essential role under general conditions, its role becomes significant for societal protection during the quarantine period in epidemic outbreak. In this study, we attempted to identify the role of E-government and COVID-19 word of mouth in terms of their direct impact on online social presence during the outbreak as well as their impacts mediated by epidemic protection and attitudes toward epidemic outbreaks. For this purpose, a unique multi-mediation model is proposed to provide a new direction for research in the field of epidemic outbreaks and their control. Through random sampling, an online survey was conducted and data from 683participants were analyzed. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships between the variables of interest. The study results revealed that the roles of E-government and COVID-19 word of mouth are positively related to online social presence during the outbreak. Epidemic protection and attitude toward epidemic outbreak were found to positively moderate the impact of the role of E-government and COVID-19 word of mouth on online social presence during the outbreak. The key findings of this study have both practical and academic implications. health protection. This phenomenon encouraged us to formulate a theoretical model based on social presence theory and the role of social media to help examine safety and participation in quarantine. The conceptual model is presented in Figure 1.Word of mouth can be defined as "the intention to share a certain story using one's own social media account" [2]. Many researchers proved that communication has more of an impact through social media with regards to different health issues, and message sharing was found to be the best predictor of emotive and passionate response [3]. Online health information is regularly updated [4]. Nowadays, universal and worldwide flow cannot be ignored [5] and search engines are the most effective method to find information [6]. The Internet is also a useful source for people in the medical field for discussions and interactions about medical issues [7]. A nine-year big data study showed that the use of computers projected emotive improvement [8]. From the health protection point of view, many factors were found to affect the dispersal of cancer information, including anxiety, courage, anticipation, and sharing of experience [9].A study proved that the gestation time of infection (corona virus) was assessed at about 2-14 days [7]. So, a research question was raised about protection during an epidemic outbreak. Social media campaigns with complete research frameworks with theoretical and statistical support for these time periods are essentially to protect society during emergencies. To address this need, our research model includes the factors that trigger safety campaigns and the main effects (direct) of direct relations and the association of mediators on online social presence.The literature shows that for different disease management programm...

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“…This has been demonstrated by distinct experiences and researches in different thematic areas (Nielsen-Rodriguez, Romance-Garcia, & Minguet, 2020;Paños-Castro, 2017;Parra-González, Belmonte, et al, 2020;Parra-González, Segura-Robles, & Gómez-Barajas, 2020;Romero, Pérez, & Pérez, 2020;Silva-Quiroz & Maturana-Castillo, 2017;Xi & Hamari, 2020). It is considered one of the most effective tools to increase motivation and commitment of students at any educational stage (Bai, Hew, & Huang, 2020;Cechetti et al, 2019).…”

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Bibliometric and Collaborative Network Analysis on Active Methodologies in Education

Robles

González

Vigil

2020

J. New Approaches Educ. Res.

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Teachers have gradually been making more use of active methodologies at all educational levels, and some even carry out research in this area. The objective of this research was to develop a bibliometric study in order to gain an in-depth view of the scientific literature on active methodologies in education. An analysis of the classic descriptions of bibliometrics, co-authorship indexes and collaboration networks was carried out, using documents indexed by the Web of Science on active methodologies in education between 2009 and 2019. The final data corpus is composed of 513 documents. The results show that publications on this type of research are booming, demonstrating a growing interest in these kinds of studies in the short and medium term. English is the predominant language in these studies, as occurs in the general scientific literature. The results indicate a limited range of topics being studied currently and likely growth in coming years. Therefore, this category of research can be considered as a relevant field of study for the scientific community in the short and medium term.

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Developing and implementing a gamification method to improve user engagement: A case study with an m-Health application for hypertension monitoring

Cited by 114 publications

References 25 publications

Effects of using a mobile health application on the health conditions of patients with arterial hypertension: A pilot trial in the context of Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

Effects of using a mobile health application on the health conditions of patients with arterial hypertension: A pilot trial in the context of Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

Modeling Impact of Word of Mouth and E-Government on Online Social Presence during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Multi-Mediation Approach

Bibliometric and Collaborative Network Analysis on Active Methodologies in Education

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