A systematic review of gamification in e-Health

• Published in: Journal of biomedical informatics Vol. 71; pp. 31 - 48
• Main Authors: Sardi, Lamyae, Idri, Ali, Fernández-Alemán, José Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Application; Delivery of Health Care; Disease Management; e-Health; Game Theory; Gamification; Humans; Learning; Mental Health; Mobile Applications; Motivation; Motor Activity; Serious game; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systematic literature review; Video Games; Serious game; Gamification; e-Health; Application; Systematic literature review

[Display omitted] •An analysis of the gamified solutions and serious games related to e-Health in the literature is presented.•Chronic disease management and physical activity are the most studied health topics.•The most recurrently employed game mechanics in eHealth are rewards and feedback.•There...