Video Game to Attenuate Pandemic-Related Stress From an Equity Lens: Development and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has introduced additional pressures on an already fragile mental health care system due to a significant rise in depression, anxiety, and stress among Canadians. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is known to be an efficacious treatment to reduce such mental health issues, few people have access to CBT in an engaging and sustainable manner. To address this gap, a collaboration between the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) developed CBT-based self-led, online, clinician-tested modules in the form of a video game, named Legend of Evelys, and evaluated its usability in the attenuation of a COVID-19-related increase in stress.

Objective

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SUBMITTER: Minian N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9136657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature