Digital Serious Games for Cancer Education and Behavioural Change: A Scoping Review of Evidence Across Patients, Professionals, and the Public
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Digital serious games show promise for improving cancer knowledge and engagement across patients, the public, and healthcare professionals. Further research is needed to assess long-term behavior change impacts.
Area Of Science
- Digital health
- Health education
- Serious games
Background
- Gamification and game-based learning (GBL) offer engaging health education methods.
- Digital serious games are emerging as tools for cancer education and behavior change.
- A systematic review is needed to synthesize serious game use across diverse populations.
Purpose Of The Study
- To map evidence on serious games for cancer prevention, care, and survivorship.
- To examine serious game applications for the public, patients, and healthcare professionals.
- To frame the review using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour (COM-B) model.
Main Methods
- Scoping review following Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.
- Searched Web of Science, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO.
- Included studies evaluating cancer-focused serious games with reported outcomes on knowledge, awareness, engagement, education, or behavior, adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Main Results
- 35 studies met inclusion criteria, covering various cancers, populations, and platforms.
- Most studies reported improvements in knowledge, engagement, self-efficacy, and communication.
- Heterogeneity in study design and limited long-term behavior change assessment were noted.
Conclusions
- Digital serious games demonstrate potential for enhancing cancer literacy and supporting behavioral outcomes.
- Integrating multiple perspectives can guide theory-driven design and robust evaluation.
- Implementation strategies are crucial to maximize the impact of serious games in cancer education and awareness.
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