Serious Games for Health and Medicine

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2026

Face mask, phone, sanitizer, laptop on desk. COVID-19 office safety.

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Effects of a Virtual Interactive System (People’s War Against Pandemic) on Emergency Preparedness for Major Emerging Infectious Diseases Among Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial

Wei Wei, Yue Luo, Min Tian, Longsheng Xie, Huan Li, Weili Hu, Yanhua Chen

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 26); 14:e67595

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Patient in hospital bed wearing VR headset, with inset images of coral reef, aurora borealis, Japanese garden, and basketball game.

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Virtual Reality for Delirium Prevention in Intensive Care Unit Nurses and Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Descriptive Qualitative Study

Jiaxin Li, Liming Li, Mengjuan Jing, Huanmin Xing, Huijie Zhao

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 23); 14:e91194

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Acupuncturist's gloved hand inserts needle into patient's skin for acupuncture treatment.

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Application of Immersive and Semi-Immersive Extended Reality Training Systems in Acupuncture Education: Scoping Review

Hyein Jeong, Junmoo Ahn, Kyeong Han Kim, Hojung Lee, Taehoon Bang, Min Jun Kang, Sangjun Lee, Youngju Rhee, Hyunsuk Park, Seung Kyu Kim, Seong-Gyu Ko

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 21); 14:e93369

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Patient plays Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure game for rehabilitation in hospital bed.

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Individually Prescribed In-Bed Exergaming Using Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure in Posttransplant Inpatients With Marked Functional Impairment After Intensive Care: Prospective Single-Arm Feasibility Study

Yong Hoe Koo, Woo Chul Son, In Ho Woo, Ye Ji Kim, Soo Hoon Yoon, Ji Hye Kim, Young Cheon Song, Ho Cheol Kim, Dong-Hwan Jung, Jiwon Ryu, Gwanseob Shin, Jaesoon Choi, Won Kim

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 20); 14:e95037

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Two children playing a colorful video game on a large screen

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A Tangible Multimodal Sensing Interface for Collaborative Task Engagement in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Won Kim, Chaeyeon Lim, Minwoo Seong, SeungJun Kim

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 15); 14:e86264

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Boy in VR headset exercises with green dumbbells, embodying VR fitness.

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Effects of Active Video Games on Cardiometabolic Health in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Wenqi Liu, Yuxin Wang, Tianle Wang, Chunji Zhao, Jun Li, Weixin Chen, Fanhao Meng

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 13); 14:e101833

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Game-Based Intervention for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation

Brittany Rosen, Sydney Hineline, Andrea Meisman, Bin Zhang, Caitlin Holden, Christi Esquivel, Whitney Garney, Kelly Wilson

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Oct 08); 15:e88047

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Man uses VR headset and haptic device for virtual medical simulation training.

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Haptic Virtual Reality Training for Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia in Anesthesiology Trainees: Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Huihong Xie, Weiwei Lin, Yinjie Zheng, Mingxue Lin, Xiaobin Fang, Simeng Ma, Fu-Shan Xue, Xiaochun Zheng, Danfeng Wang, Fei Gao

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 08); 14:e92207

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Woman with EEG cap plays a matching game on a screen

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Movement and Frontal Theta Activity During Step-Based Exergaming in Healthy Younger and Older Adults: Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Nina Skjæret-Maroni, Helen Müller, Phillip Anders, Karoline Blix Grønvik, Jochen Baumeister, Beatrix Vereijken, Ellen Marie Bardal

JMIR Form Res 2026 (Oct 06); 10:e100270

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Influence of Immersion Level and Game Type on Virtual Reality Interventions for Upper Limb Function After Stroke: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Dayenne Jeneffer Souza da Silva, Vitor Leandro da Cunha, Luanna Barbara de Araújo Farias, Lara Cecília de Araújo Carlos, Candice Simões Pimenta de Medeiros, Edgar Ramos Vieira, Fabrícia Azevedo da Costa Cavalcanti

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Oct 06); 15:e95135

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Woman wearing VR headset experiences underwater scene during ultrasound scan

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Effects of Virtual Reality on Pain, Anxiety, and Fear During Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy: Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial

Emine Karadeniz, Hamdiye Arda, Esma Gülsun Arslan Cellat

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Oct 06); 28:e103829

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Diverse group of young adults in a casual meeting, discussing ideas on beanbag chairs.

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The ACE of Hearts Serious Game for Young People With Adverse Childhood Experiences: Experience-Based Co-Design and Agile Development Study

Haiou Zhu, Natalie Bisal, Minhua Ma, Harsimran Sansoy, Isabelle Butcher, Kamaldeep Bhui

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 05); 14:e99789

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Doctor in a classroom using a tablet to teach diverse students

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Gamified Assessment of Medication Literacy in School-Aged Children: Instrument Development and Validation Study

Qingqing Liu, Lihua Cheng, Guanfu Liu, Jieli Peng, Zhiyu Wang

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 02); 14:e95114

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Dentist training with VR dental simulation equipment

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Virtual Reality–Based Mirror Guidance for Indirect Vision Training in Minimally Invasive Endodontic Access Cavity Preparation Among Dental Students: Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial

Unthitar Suranin, Metasit Getrak, Siriwan Suebnukarn, Peter Haddawy, Myat Su Yin, Rene Weller, Panuroot Aguilar, Kamon Budsaba, Andre Mühlenbrock, Gabriel Zachmann

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Oct 01); 14:e100884

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Person using foot exerciser with virtual reality game on laptop

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Balance Wood, a Bilateral Ankle-Controlled Serious Game for Healthy Adults: 2-Stage Cross-Sectional Development and Usability Study

Yuqi Zhang, Junichi Yamamoto, Tianyi Han, Qingwei Song, Keiko Kasamatsu, Naoyuki Kubota

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Sep 25); 14:e96617

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Young Asian woman wearing headphones plays video games with a controller.

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The Reciprocal Relationships Among Impulsivity, Self-Control, Gaming Time, and Internet Gaming Disorder Among Adolescents: Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Yanqiu Yu, Lijing Liu, Jianxin Zhang, Ji-bin Li, Joseph TF Lau

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Sep 23); 14:e86982

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People exercising on red mats with sensors in a gym

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The Effect of Integrated Aerobic and Cognitive Training (Activ4Brain) on Cognition and Neurophysiology in Older Adults: Protocol for a Controlled Trial

Hicran Besikci, Kaan Akalp, Luís Rama, Beatriz Branquinho Gomes, José Pedro Leitão Ferreira, Susana Mouga, Inês Bernardino, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Ana Rita Sousa e Silva, Ana Maria Teixeira, Maria José Ribeiro

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Sep 17); 15:e92631

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Scenario-Based Serious Game for Screening Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Preliminary Validation Study

Bomyi Jeon, Chi Hyeon Noh, Soo Rim Noh, Seung Bin Cho, Yerin Shim, Sungkun Cho

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Sep 16); 14:e92334

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Bringing the Green Environment From Outdoors to Indoors Through Virtual Reality for Psychological Well-Being: Quasi-Experimental Study

Dorothy Bai, Jou-Ting Lin, Hao-Yun Huang, Hsin-Yen Yen

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Sep 16); 28:e93494

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Dynamic Adoption of Immersive Tai Chi Training Among Older Adults: Exploratory Qualitative-Dominant Longitudinal Mixed Methods Follow-Up Study of Virtual and Mixed Reality Delivery

Xiacheng Song, Huafeng Qu, Jing Jin, Lu Sun, Xiqiong Yi, Junfeng Zhu, Huirong Huang

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Sep 15); 14:e96262

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