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Title:
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ENGAGING CHILDREN IN DIABETES EDUCATION THROUGH MOBILE GAMES |
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Author(s):
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Nilufar Baghaei, John Casey, David Nandigam, Abdolhossein Sarrafzadeh and Ralph Maddison |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-61-6 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2017 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Games, diabetes, game design, evaluation, self-management, mobile health. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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49 |
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Last Page:
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55 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Traditional methods for diabetic education rely heavily on written materials and there is only a limited amount of resources targeted at educating diabetic children. Mobile games can be effective, evidence-based, and motivating tools for the promotion of children's health. In our earlier work, we proposed a novel approach for designing computer games aimed for educating children with diabetes and applied our design strategy to a mobile Android game (Mario Brothers). In this paper, we report the findings of a preliminary evaluation study (n = 12) conducted over 1 week. The initial results showed that the children found the game engaging and improved their knowledge of healthy diet and lifestyle. |
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