Fammeal: A Gamified Mobile Application for Parents and Children to Help Healthcare Centers Treat Childhood Obesity

Afonso, Lisa; Rodrigues, Rui; Reis, Eduardo M.; Miller, Kelsey A.; Castro, Joana D’arc Bardella; Parente, Nuno; Teixeira, Carina; Fraga, Ana; Torres, Sandra

doi:10.1109/tg.2020.3015804

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“…It also included presenting rules and fostering interaction [ 33 ]. Other elements were characterizing visual appeal, ensuring ease of use, promoting learning through action, and maintaining interest [ 37 ]. Additionally, strategies aimed at increasing socialization, recognition, reciprocal benefits, and network exposure [ 38 ].…”

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Attraction and achievement as 2 attributes of gamification in healthcare: an evolutionary concept analysis

Kim

2024

J Educ Eval Health Prof

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Purpose: This study conducted a conceptual analysis of gamification in healthcare utilizing Rogers' evolutionary concept analysis methodology to identify its attributes and provide a method for its applications in the healthcare field. Gamification has recently been used as a health intervention and education method, but the concept is used inconsistently and confusingly. Methods: A literature review was conducted to derive definitions, surrogate terms, antecedents, influencing factors, attributes (characteristics with dimensions and features), surrogate concepts, consequences, implications, and hypotheses from various academic fields. A total of 56 journal articles in English and Korean, published between August 2 and August 7, 2023, were extracted from databases such as PubMed Central, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library, the Research Information Sharing Service , and the Korean Studies Information Service System, using the keywords “gamification” and “healthcare.” These articles were then analyzed. Results: Gamification in healthcare is defined as the application of game elements in health-related contexts to improve health outcomes. The attributes of this concept were categorized into two main areas: attraction and achievement. These categories encompass various strategies for synchronization, enjoyable engagement, visual rewards, and goal-reinforcing frames. Conclusion: Through a multidisciplinary analysis of the concept's attributes and influencing factors, this paper provides practical strategies for implementing gamification in health interventions. When developing a gamification strategy, healthcare providers can reference this analysis to ensure the game elements are used both appropriately and effectively.

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Attraction and achievement as 2 attributes of gamification in healthcare: an evolutionary concept analysis

Kim

2024

J Educ Eval Health Prof

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“…Additionally, most prior interventions have required a large amount of live contact with interventionists (either by phone or in person) [ 3 ], which could place a burden on already-busy parents and severely limit the generalizability and sustainability of these interventions outside of controlled clinical trial settings. Currently published systematic reviews highlight the need for scalable interventions that are acceptable to diverse populations [ 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Our hope, supported by these interviews, is that an intervention with a strong focus on water promotion for the whole family (as opposed to just warning parents about children’s sugary drink intake), and featuring a warm hand-off by the pediatrician may better address the barriers to healthy drink choice expressed by parents in our sample.…”

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“…However, whether these findings will translate to a health-system-delivered intervention for families, without additional face-to-face support for parents, is unknown. Finally, while some research supports use of water bottle giveaways [ 2 ] and mobile apps [ 6 ] individually as interventions, we are unaware of any similar prior interventions in the pediatric clinical setting that combine all of these modalities without requiring a high frequency of in-person contact [ 1 , 6 ]. Combining these modalities should be explored to determine the potential to increase reach to racial/ethnic minorities.…”

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“…In light of the ongoing health risks posed by SSB overconsumption, there is a need for scalable interventions acceptable to a diverse population, which address the relevant barriers to healthy beverage choice in families [ 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. However, traditional behavior change interventions have required large amounts of contact time, making them difficult to translate into busy real world settings, and potentially less accessible to parents of young children.…”

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Knowing Is Not Doing: A Qualitative Study of Parental Views on Family Beverage Choice

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Objective: Sugary drink consumption is associated with adverse health outcomes in children, highlighting the need for scalable family interventions that address barriers to water consumption. To inform development of a scalable, health-care-system-based intervention targeting family beverage choice, a formative qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with parents whose children were identified as over-consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and/or fruit juice (FJ). The first goal of these interviews was to understand, in a diverse real-world patient population, what parents viewed as the primary drivers of their family’s beverage choices, and explore how these drivers might need to be addressed in order to make changes to beverage consumption. A second goal was to explore parental preferences for planned intervention components. An exploratory goal of the interviews was to examine whether knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs around family beverage choice differed across racial and ethnic groups in this sample. Design: Semi-structured phone interviews were conducted and interviews audio-recorded and transcribed. Participants: 39 parents/caregivers of children ages 1–8 who over-consumed sugary drinks as determined by screenings at pediatric visits. Phenomenon of Interest: Parents were interviewed about family beverage choices and preferences to inform development of a multi-component intervention. Analysis: Thematic analysis was performed, including comparison of themes across racial/ethnic groups. Results: Parents expressed that sugary drinks were unhealthy and water was a better alternative. Most were familiar with the health consequences of excess sugar consumption. They identified many reasons why sugary drinks are chosen over water despite this knowledge. One common reason was concern about tap water safety. Few differences were noted across racial and ethnic groups in our sample. Parents were enthusiastic about a technology-based intervention to be delivered through their child’s doctor’s office. Conclusions and Implications: Knowledge is not enough to change behavior. Beverage interventions need to be easy to access, make water more appealing, and elevate beverage choice above the “white noise” of everyday life. Delivering an intervention in a clinical setting could provide an extra level of care, while technology would reduce the amount of live contact and decrease the burden for clinicians and parents.

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“…Siguiendo los resultados el VO2máx fue mayor en el grupo experimental en el que se empleó el programa de enseñanza gamificado. En Afonso et al (2020) diseñaron una app con recomendaciones para los padres sobre el estilo de vida de los niños pequeños (hábitos de comer, beber, moverse y dormir) con mecánicas de gamificación para los padres, y un juego serio para sus hijos de 3 a 6 años. Se destaca que existe una gran diversidad de aplicaciones móviles relacionadas con el control de la dieta y la actividad física, principalmente dirigidas a adultos y sin ningún control médico.…”

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Metaanálisis sobre experiencias didácticas gamificadas en Educación Física

Andreu¹

2023

Rev. complut. educ

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El metaanálisis permite conocer cómo se ha abordado la gamificación a través de diferentes propuestas didácticas de educación física desde el 2015 hasta el 2021. Para la redacción del metaanálisis se siguieron los protocolos de la declaración PRISMA 2020. Siguiendo los resultados se identificaron 47 estudios significativos a través de una búsqueda sistemática en wos, scopus y scholar google. Se analiza la relevancia de la producción científica atendiendo a seis criterios de evaluación: número de veces citado, aplicación de la gamificación, coherencia metodológica, aporte al área de conocimiento, claridad argumentativa y rigor metodológico. La evidencia inicial indica que la gamificación ha sido explorada en educación física bajo experiencias didácticas que en su implantación se pueden diferenciar en cuanto a varios aspectos: la metodología empleada es la gamificación en mayor grado, seguida del aprendizaje basado en juegos, los juegos serios y videojuegos de ejercicio, y los videojuegos; respecto al soporte, los más utilizados en los estudios analizados en la revisión fueron, en orden decreciente: no digital, aprendizaje mixto, digital-pc y digital móvil/tablet; en cuanto al carácter, los más empleados fueron: cooperativo-competitivo, colaborativo, cooperativo y competitivo; por último, los tipos de juego más empleados fueron: juegos de aprendizaje activo, juegos con mecánicas basadas en puntos, insignias y tablas de clasificación, juegos de concienciación, plataformas virtuales de enseñanza, juegos de rol, de rompecabezas, de estrategia y de mesa. Se discute sobre las características de las propuestas gamificadas incluidas en el metaanálisis.

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Fammeal: A Gamified Mobile Application for Parents and Children to Help Healthcare Centers Treat Childhood Obesity

Cited by 9 publications

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Attraction and achievement as 2 attributes of gamification in healthcare: an evolutionary concept analysis

Attraction and achievement as 2 attributes of gamification in healthcare: an evolutionary concept analysis

Knowing Is Not Doing: A Qualitative Study of Parental Views on Family Beverage Choice

Metaanálisis sobre experiencias didácticas gamificadas en Educación Física

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