Publication Date
8-1-2022
Journal
2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH)
DOI
10.1109/segah54908.2022.9978594
PMID
37817860
PMCID
PMC10564567
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
10-10-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Author MSS
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
heart failure, self-care, behaviors, physical activity, weight-monitoring, digital game, sensor
Abstract
Self-care behaviors are critical to manage the adverse impact of heart failure disease. However, engaging in self-care behaviors such as physical activity or daily weight-monitoring can be difficult due to lack of knowledge or motivation. Digital games can serve as an alternative to traditional patient education to provide information and motivate engagement in critical self-care behaviors. In this paper, we describe a sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) in which game play is driven by the player's real life self-care behaviors. We also present the design and development of the next iteration of the SCDG based on playtesting results and behavioral theoretical frameworks.
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