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Use of “serious health games” in health care: a review
Samantha A. Adams
160 - 166
10.3233/978-1-60750-569-3-160
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 157: Information Technology in Health Care: Socio-Technical Approaches 2010
Abstract

This inter-disciplinary literature review examines current and potential uses of so-called “Serious Games” in health care. Based on a core body of 51 articles about Serious Games (12 pertaining specifically to health care), it briefly examines examples of use for training professionals, but focuses mostly on how games are used for patient treatment or education and how they can be used for disease prevention and health promotion. This article highlights considerations that must be made when designing and implementing Serious Games for these purposes.

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