Games and Gamification for Health

Exergame-Based Behavior Change Interventions for Promoting Physical Activity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies

Si-Jia Li, Hao-Ming Ma, Lin-Qing Zhu, Hong-Yu Yu, Ao-Qi Wang, Xing-Yi Tang, Run-Yuan Pei, Mei-Hua Piao

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Aug 08); 27:e62906

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Video Games and Gamification for Assessing Mild Cognitive Impairment: Scoping Review

Yu Chen, Kathrin Gerling, Katrien Verbert, Vero Vanden Abeele

JMIR Ment Health 2025 (Aug 05); 12:e71304

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Effects of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Studio Ghibli Films on Young People’s Sense of Exploration, Calm, Mastery and Skill, Purpose and Meaning, and Overall Happiness in Life: Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study

Annisa Arigayota, Barbara Duffek, Congcong Hou, Andreas Benedikt Eisingerich

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Aug 01); 13:e76522

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Children’s Improvement After Language and Rhythm Training With the Digital Medical Device Poppins for Dyslexia: Single-Arm Intervention Study

Charline Grossard, Melanie Descamps, Hugues Pellerin, François Vonthron, David Cohen

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Aug 01); 13:e76435

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Gamification of Incentive Spirometry in Trauma Patients: Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Feasibility Study

Areen Al-Dhoon, Arthur Grimes, Carma Goldstein, Peter Spronk, R Shayn Martin, Aarti Sarwal

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (Aug 01); 14:e75871

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Roblox Video Game (Super U Story) in Improving Body Image Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Randomized Controlled Trial

Nicole Paraskeva, Sharon Haywood, Jason Anquandah, Paul White, Mahira Budhraja, Phillippa C Diedrichs, Heidi Williamson

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Jul 31); 27:e66625

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Virtual Reality Gamification of Visual Search, Response Inhibition, and Visual Short-Term Memory Tasks for Cognitive Assessment: Experimental Study

Marios Hadjiaros, Andria Shimi, Kleanthis Neokleous, Constantinos Pattichis, Marios Avraamides

JMIR Form Res 2025 (Jul 29); 9:e65836

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Game-Based Social-Emotional Learning for Youth: School-Based Qualitative Analysis of Brain Agents

Elizabeth Liverman, David Antognoli, Cordelia Elaiho, Madison McGuire, Abbey Stoltenburg, Angel Navarrete, Garrett Bates, Thomas Chelius, Constance Gundacker, Paula Lumelsky, Brandon Currie, John Meurer Sr

JMIR Form Res 2025 (Jul 24); 9:e67550

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The Added Value of Parents Practicing in Virtual Reality to Illustrate the Use of Innovative Methods in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Single-Case Experimental Design

Iza C A Scherpbier, Mariëlle E Abrahamse, Samantha Bouwmeester, Robert G Belleman, Arne Popma, Ramón J L Lindauer

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2025 (Jul 23); 8:e60752

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A Gamified mHealth App to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Autistic Adults: Protocol for a Remotely Delivered Pilot Intervention Study

Daehyoung Lee, Lia McNulty, Swetha Kathiravan, Matthew Louis Mauriello, Vijay Vasudevan, Anjana Bhat, Iva Obrusnikova, Richard Suminski

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (Jul 22); 14:e71631

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Exploring the Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Caregiver Burden: Longitudinal Observational Study

Ling-Chun Huang, Ching-Fang Chien, Yuan-Han Yang

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jul 16); 13:e73044

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Bringing Executive Function Testing Online: Assessment Validation Study

Mouna Attarha, Ana Carolina de Figueiredo Pelegrino, Lydia Ouellet, Sarah-Jane Grant, Etienne de Villers-Sidani, Thomas Van Vleet

JMIR Form Res 2025 (Jul 14); 9:e75687

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Effectiveness of Gamified Teaching in Disaster Nursing Education for Health Care Workers: Systematic Review

Shiyi Bai, HuiJuan Zeng, Qianmei Zhong, Lulu Cao, Mei He

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Jul 09); 27:e74955

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Gamification Integration in Technological Devices for Motor Rehabilitation in Parkinson Disease: Scoping Review

Pere Bosch-Barceló, Oriol Martínez-Navarro, Maria Masbernat-Almenara, Carlos Tersa-Miralles, Anni Pakarinen, Helena Fernández-Lago

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jul 04); 13:e69433

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Preliminary Efficacy of a Gamified Mobile App for Promoting Self-Health Management Among Nurses in the Post-COVID Era: Single-Group Pre-Post Study

Shao Huan Hsu, Li Jung Lu, Pei Chin Chou

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jul 03); 13:e66262

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Development of a Smart Health Care Service Using Metaverse and Chatbot Technologies for Adolescents, Parents, and School Health Teachers: User-Centered Design Approach

Hana Kim, Jae-Heon Kang, Yeeun Kwon, Che Eun Kim, Jung han Yu, Hyo Seung Nam, Jisan Lee

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Jul 03); 27:e69190

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Adolescents’ and Parents’ Perspectives on Using the MedSMARxT Families Intervention in Emergency Departments for Opioid Medication Safety Education: Mixed Methods Study

Olufunmilola Abraham, Sara Nadi, Irene Hurst

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 26); 13:e68814

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Leveraging Swipe Gesture Interactions From Mobile Games as Indicators of Anxiety and Depression: Exploratory Study

Vibhav Chitale, Julie D Henry, Ben Matthews, Vanessa Cobham, Nilufar Baghaei

JMIR Ment Health 2025 (Jun 26); 12:e70577

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The Experience of and Needs for Exergames in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Qualitative Interview Study

Xi Chen, Dian Jiang, Hongting Ning, Lina Wu, Yifei Chen, Chi Zhang, Ruotong Peng, Yishu Zhu, Hui Feng

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 17); 13:e53631

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Nature Engagement Outcomes of Viewing Nature Through a 360° Video or a Tablet Screen: Randomized Trial

Elena Brambilla, Karen Stendal, Vibeke Sundling, Giovanna Calogiuri

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 16); 13:e63424

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