Management of Chronic Pediatric Diseases with Interactive Health Games: Theory and Research Findings : The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

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Management of Chronic Pediatric Diseases with Interactive Health Games: Theory and Research Findings

Lieberman, Debra A. EdM, PhD

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Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 24(1):p 26-38, January 2001.

Abstract

In randomized clinical trials, children and adolescents improved their self care and reduced their emergency clinical utilization after playing health education and disease management video games. A diabetes game reduced diabetes-related urgent and emergency visits by 77 percent after diabetic youngsters had the game at home for six months, compared to no reduction in clinical utilization in a control group of diabetic youngsters who took home an entertainment video game that had no health content. Positive impacts were also found in clinical trials of games for asthma self-management and smoking prevention.

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