Serious Games for Health and Medicine

Feasibility, Subjective Effectiveness, and Acceptance of Short Virtual Reality Relaxation Breaks for Immediate Perceived Stress Reduction in Emergency Physicians: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study

Tanja Birrenbach, Seraina Häni, Sabrina Jegerlehner, Simon Schober, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Thomas C Sauter

JMIR XR Spatial Comput 2025 (Jul 04); 2:e72605

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Adolescents’ and Parents’ Perspectives on Using the MedSMARxT Families Intervention in Emergency Departments for Opioid Medication Safety Education: Mixed Methods Study

Olufunmilola Abraham, Sara Nadi, Irene Hurst

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 26); 13:e68814

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Gamification as a Tool for Understanding Mental Disorders in Nursing Students: Qualitative Study

Pablo Del Pozo-Herce, Alberto Tovar-Reinoso, Eva García Carpintero-Blas, Ana Casaux Huertas, Regina Ruiz de Viñaspre-Hernández, Antonio Martínez-Sabater, Elena Chover-Sierra, Marta Rodríguez-García, Raul Juarez-Vela

JMIR Nursing 2025 (Jun 20); 8:e71921

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Applying Augmented Reality to Convey Medical Knowledge on Osteoclasts to Users of a Serious Game: Vignette Experiment

Jascha Grübel, Julia Chatain, Claudio Schmid, Violaine Fayolle, Fabio Zünd, Reinhard Gruber, Bernd Stadlinger

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 16); 13:e64751

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Nature Engagement Outcomes of Viewing Nature Through a 360° Video or a Tablet Screen: Randomized Trial

Elena Brambilla, Karen Stendal, Vibeke Sundling, Giovanna Calogiuri

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 16); 13:e63424

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Evaluating the User Experience and Usability of Game-Based Cognitive Assessments for Older People: Systematic Review

Rhys Mantell, Ye In Jane Hwang, Matthew Dark, Kylie Radford, Michael Kasumovic, Lauren Monds, Peter W Schofield, Tony Butler, Adrienne Withall

JMIR Aging 2025 (Jun 11); 8:e65252

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Insights on the User Experience and Feasibility of an Electromyography-Driven Exergame Combined With Blood Flow Restriction for Strength Training in Hospitalized Older Adults: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Ruben Debeuf, Reinhard Claeys, Margo Berlanger, Myrthe Bunt, Aziz Debain, Daan De Vlieger, Matthias Eggermont, Mahyar Firouzi, Stefania Guida, Katarína Kostková, Siddhartha Lieten, Lubos Omelina, Silvia Zaccardi, Bart Jansen, Eva Swinnen, David Beckwée

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Jun 10); 13:e69400

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Knowledge Gain and the Impact of Stress in a Fully Immersive Virtual Reality–Based Medical Emergencies Training With Automated Feedback: Randomized Controlled Trial

Marco Lindner, Tobias Leutritz, Joy Backhaus, Sarah König, Tobias Mühling

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Jun 04); 27:e67412

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The Impact of Gamified Interventions on the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Literature Review

Jinsong Chen, Tingzhong Yang, Qilian He, Mingli Pang, Ying Cao, Zheng Liu, Linfei Li, Hsing-I Liu, Christopher Bullen

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 30); 13:e69510

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The Positive Effect of Video-Game Play on College Students’ Anxiety and Depression Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Shelter-in-Place Lockdowns: Mixed Methods Study

Fengbin Hu, Zixue Tai, Jianping Liu

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 30); 13:e58857

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Efficacy of Motion-Sensing Game–Assisted Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Cuirong Hu, Xia Lan, Yanwen Luo, Shu Zhu, Guilan Cheng

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 29); 13:e69562

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Active Video Games Training for Older Adults: Comparative Study of User Experience, Workload, Pleasure, and Intensity

Néva Béraud-Peigné, Alexandra Perrot, Pauline Maillot

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 26); 13:e67314

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Factors Influencing Virtual Reality as a Distraction Tool for Venipuncture in Children: Observational Pilot Feasibility Study

Chris Worth, Leyi Yang, Catherine Fullwood, Indraneel Banerjee

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 22); 13:e66656

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Domain-Specific Evaluation of Exergame Metrics Among Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials

Wanda Kaiser, Eling D de Bruin, Patrick Manser

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 21); 13:e65878

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Testing an Innovative Gait Training Program in Immersive Virtual Reality for Healthy Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Nicolas Mascret, Lisa Delbes, Cédric Goulon, Gilles Montagne

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (May 21); 14:e57866

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Mobile- and Web-Based Interventions for Promoting Healthy Diets, Preventing Obesity, and Improving Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Clara Talens, Noelia da Quinta, Folasade A Adebayo, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Maria Heikkilä, Kamilla Bargiel-Matusiewicz, Natalia Ziółkowska, Patricia Rioja, Agnieszka E Łyś, Elena Santa Cruz, Jelena Meinilä

J Med Internet Res 2025 (May 20); 27:e60602

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Effect of Gamification on Improved Adherence to Inhaled Medications in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial

Xiting Huang, Zhili Jiang, Yifan Dai, Yang Liu, Ziying Dai, Jing Wang, Liping Chen, Zhiqian Wang, Wenxiao Wu, Lihua Huang

J Med Internet Res 2025 (May 14); 27:e65309

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Discriminative Power of the Serious Game Attention Slackline in Children and Adolescents With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Validation Study

Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo, Ignacio Lucas, Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, Natalia Albaladejo-Blázquez, Javier Sanchis, Juan Trujillo

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 13); 13:e65170

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Perceptions Toward an Attentional Bias Modification Mobile Game Among Individuals With Low Socioeconomic Status Who Smoke: Qualitative Study

Michael Wakeman, Lydia Tesfaye, Gunnar Baskin, Tim Gregory, Greg Gruse, Erin Leahy, Brandon Kendrick, Sherine El-Toukhy

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 09); 13:e59515

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Efficacy of Virtual Reality–Based Interventions on Cognitive Function in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Qiujing Du, Yuhan Wei, Yuexuan Ma, Changqing Liu, Shanshan Du, Qi Zhang, Xiaotong Gong, Jiaju Yang, Qijie Li, Ka Li

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 08); 13:e67501

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