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Reviews (45) Games and Gamification for Health (650) Behavior Change (712) Game Design and Efficacy of Game Elements (86) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1053) Reviews in Digital Mental Health (243) Serious Games for Health and Medicine (683) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1514)

Published on in Vol 10, No 1 (2022): Jan-Mar

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/29137, first published .
The Effectiveness of Serious Games in Alleviating Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The Effectiveness of Serious Games in Alleviating Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The Effectiveness of Serious Games in Alleviating Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors of this article:

Alaa Abd-alrazaq1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohannad Alajlani3 Author Orcid Image ;   Dari Alhuwail4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Jens Schneider1 Author Orcid Image ;   Laila Akhu-Zaheya6 Author Orcid Image ;   Arfan Ahmed2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mowafa Househ1 Author Orcid Image
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  4. Abd-alrazaq A, Alhuwail D, Al-Jafar E, Ahmed A, Shuweihdi F, Reagu S, Househ M. The Effectiveness of Serious Games in Improving Memory Among Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Serious Games 2022;10(3):e35202 View
  5. Abd-alrazaq A, Abuelezz I, Hassan A, AlSammarraie A, Alhuwail D, Irshaidat S, Abu Serhan H, Ahmed A, Alabed Alrazak S, Househ M. Artificial Intelligence–Driven Serious Games in Health Care: Scoping Review. JMIR Serious Games 2022;10(4):e39840 View
  6. Abd-alrazaq A, Alajlani M, Alhuwail D, Toro C, Giannicchi A, Ahmed A, Makhlouf A, Househ M. The Effectiveness and Safety of Serious Games for Improving Cognitive Abilities Among Elderly People With Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR Serious Games 2022;10(1):e34592 View
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  17. Sriwatanathamma P, Sirivesmas V, Simatrang S, Bhowmik N. Developing a Framework for Interactions in CBT-Based Serious Games on Smartphones. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations 2024;16(1):1 View
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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Barnes S, Chandler T, Salazar M. Proceedings of ICACTCE'23 — The International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering. View