The Effectiveness of Serious Games for Alleviating Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by disturbances in mood, thoughts, or behaviors. Serious games, which are games that have a purpose other than entertainment, have been used as a nonpharmacological therapeutic intervention for depression. Previous systematic reviews have summarized evidence of effectiveness of serious games in reducing depression symptoms; however, they are limited by design and methodological shortcomings.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of serious games in alleviating depression by summarizing and pooling the results of previous studies.

Methods

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews

SUBMITTER: Abd-Alrazaq A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8800090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature