Impact of gamification on glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Aims 

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is very high and still rising. Optimal medical therapy and lifestyle management are essential in reducing the long-term complications of T2DM. Gamification, which is the use of design elements, and characteristics of games in a non-gaming context, is an innovative approach to improve healthy behaviour. It thereby could be able to improve glycaemic control in T2DM. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the effect of gamification on glycaemic control expressed by haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in T2DM patients.

Methods and results 

All articles from 2000 to 2021 were searched in electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase). The total number of patients was 704. The rate of male part

SUBMITTER: Kaihara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242065 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature