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Serious Games for Health and Medicine (692) Loneliness and Social Isolation (105) Aging in Place (298) Social Media in Aging (24) Preventing Social Isolation and Fostering Social Interactions in Old Age (70) Game Design and Efficacy of Game Elements (87) Mental Health Issues in Elderly Patients and Geriatric Psychiatry (95)

Published on in Vol 12 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/52640, first published .
Social Gaming to Decrease Loneliness in Older Adults: Recruitment Challenges and Attrition Analysis in a Digital Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Social Gaming to Decrease Loneliness in Older Adults: Recruitment Challenges and Attrition Analysis in a Digital Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Social Gaming to Decrease Loneliness in Older Adults: Recruitment Challenges and Attrition Analysis in a Digital Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Authors of this article:

Bas D L Châtel1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeroen H M Janssen1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Geeske M E E Peeters1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Rense Corten4 Author Orcid Image ;   Rob Tieben5 Author Orcid Image ;   Menno Deen6 Author Orcid Image ;   Elmy J M Hendriks1 Author Orcid Image ;   Marcel G M Olde Rikkert1, 3, 7 Author Orcid Image
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Bas D L Châtel   1, 2, 3 , MSc ;   Jeroen H M Janssen   1, 3 , MSc ;   Geeske M E E Peeters   1, 3 , PhD ;   Rense Corten   4 , PhD ;   Rob Tieben   5 , PhD ;   Menno Deen   6 , PhD ;   Elmy J M Hendriks   1 , MD ;   Marcel G M Olde Rikkert   1, 3, 7 , MD, PhD

1 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

2 Computational Science Lab, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

3 Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

4 Department of Sociology/Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

5 Games for Health, Eindhoven, Netherlands

6 Super Menno Monster, Utrecht, Netherlands

7 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Bas D L Châtel, MSc
  • Department of Geriatric Medicine
  • Radboud University Medical Center
  • Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10
  • Nijmegen, 6500 HB
  • Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 0243616772
  • Email: bastiaan.chatel@gmail.com