Serious Games for Health and Medicine

The Impact of Gamified Interventions on the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Literature Review

Jinsong Chen, Tingzhong Yang, Qilian He, Mingli Pang, Ying Cao, Zheng Liu, Linfei Li, Hsing-I Liu, Christopher Bullen

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 30); 13:e69510

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The Positive Effect of Video-Game Play on College Students’ Anxiety and Depression Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Shelter-in-Place Lockdowns: Mixed Methods Study

Fengbin Hu, Zixue Tai, Jianping Liu

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 30); 13:e58857

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Efficacy of Motion-Sensing Game–Assisted Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Cuirong Hu, Xia Lan, Yanwen Luo, Shu Zhu, Guilan Cheng

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 29); 13:e69562

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Active Video Games Training for Older Adults: Comparative Study of User Experience, Workload, Pleasure, and Intensity

Néva Béraud-Peigné, Alexandra Perrot, Pauline Maillot

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 26); 13:e67314

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Factors Influencing Virtual Reality as a Distraction Tool for Venipuncture in Children: Observational Pilot Feasibility Study

Chris Worth, Leyi Yang, Catherine Fullwood, Indraneel Banerjee

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 22); 13:e66656

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Domain-Specific Evaluation of Exergame Metrics Among Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials

Wanda Kaiser, Eling D de Bruin, Patrick Manser

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 21); 13:e65878

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Testing an Innovative Gait Training Program in Immersive Virtual Reality for Healthy Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Nicolas Mascret, Lisa Delbes, Cédric Goulon, Gilles Montagne

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (May 21); 14:e57866

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Mobile- and Web-Based Interventions for Promoting Healthy Diets, Preventing Obesity, and Improving Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Clara Talens, Noelia da Quinta, Folasade A Adebayo, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Maria Heikkilä, Kamilla Bargiel-Matusiewicz, Natalia Ziółkowska, Patricia Rioja, Agnieszka E Łyś, Elena Santa Cruz, Jelena Meinilä

J Med Internet Res 2025 (May 20); 27:e60602

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Effect of Gamification on Improved Adherence to Inhaled Medications in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial

Xiting Huang, Zhili Jiang, Yifan Dai, Yang Liu, Ziying Dai, Jing Wang, Liping Chen, Zhiqian Wang, Wenxiao Wu, Lihua Huang

J Med Internet Res 2025 (May 14); 27:e65309

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Discriminative Power of the Serious Game Attention Slackline in Children and Adolescents With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Validation Study

Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo, Ignacio Lucas, Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, Natalia Albaladejo-Blázquez, Javier Sanchis, Juan Trujillo

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 13); 13:e65170

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Perceptions Toward an Attentional Bias Modification Mobile Game Among Individuals With Low Socioeconomic Status Who Smoke: Qualitative Study

Michael Wakeman, Lydia Tesfaye, Gunnar Baskin, Tim Gregory, Greg Gruse, Erin Leahy, Brandon Kendrick, Sherine El-Toukhy

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 09); 13:e59515

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Efficacy of Virtual Reality–Based Interventions on Cognitive Function in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Qiujing Du, Yuhan Wei, Yuexuan Ma, Changqing Liu, Shanshan Du, Qi Zhang, Xiaotong Gong, Jiaju Yang, Qijie Li, Ka Li

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 08); 13:e67501

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Measuring Stress and Perceptions for a Virtual Reality–Based Pericardiocentesis Procedure Simulation for Medical Training: Usability Study

Alberto Rubio-López, Rodrigo García Carmona, Laura Zarandieta Román, Alejandro Rubio Navas, Angel González-Pinto, Pablo Cardinal-Fernández

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 07); 13:e68515

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Effectiveness of Serious Games as Digital Therapeutics for Enhancing the Abilities of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Systematic Literature Review

Jing Lin, Woo-Rin Chang

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 06); 13:e60937

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Game Design, Effectiveness, and Implementation of Serious Games Promoting Aspects of Mental Health Literacy Among Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review

Michael Zeiler, Sandra Vögl, Ursula Prinz, Nino Werner, Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz, Natalie Zeller, Lorenz Ackermann, Karin Waldherr

JMIR Ment Health 2025 (May 05); 12:e67418

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Innovative, Technology-Driven, Digital Tools for Managing Pediatric Urinary Incontinence: Scoping Review

Lola Bladt, Jiri Vermeulen, Alexandra Vermandel, Gunter De Win, Lukas Van Campenhout

Interact J Med Res 2025 (May 05); 14:e66336

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Acceptability of and Willingness to Use Virtual Reality Exergames for Weight Loss Among Young Adults With Overweight or Obesity in China: Qualitative Study

Yanya Chen, Bingsheng Guan, Yaqi Zhang, Suen Chow Lee, Jia-yu Liu, Sicun Li, Ming Liu, Xiaoshen Zhang, Wai-kit Ming

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 01); 13:e66998

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Testing the Effectiveness of a Gamified Emotional Cognitive Bias Modification Task as an Intervention for Low Mood: Randomized Controlled Trial

Rumeysa Kuruoğlu, Angela Attwood, Ian Penton-Voak

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 01); 13:e65103

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Gamification in mHealth Apps for Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Jacqueline Dawson, Randall Nee, Christian Ramirez, Sharlene Reyes, David Sanchez, Tulsi Sukhadia, Andrew Bartlett

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (Apr 28); 14:e63600

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Electrophysiological Insights in Exergaming—Electroencephalography Data Recording and Movement Artifact Detection: Systematic Review

Carolina Rico-Olarte, Diego M Lopez, Bjoern M Eskofier, Linda Becker

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Apr 07); 13:e50992

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