Serious Games for Health Promotion in Adolescents -- A Systematic Scoping Review

Autor/inn/en	Andrew, Lesley; Barwood, Donna; Boston, Julie; Masek, Martin; Bloomfield, Lauren; Devine, Amanda
Titel	Serious Games for Health Promotion in Adolescents -- A Systematic Scoping Review
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 28 (2023) 5, S.5519-5550 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Andrew, Lesley)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-022-11414-9
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Health Promotion; Educational Games; Sexuality; Substance Abuse; Life Style; Health Behavior; Learner Engagement; Instructional Effectiveness; Knowledge Level; Beliefs; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Educational game; Lernspiel; Sexualität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Lebensstil; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Wissensbasis; Belief; Glaube; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour
Abstract	Digital gaming has broad appeal globally, with a reported 2.7 billion gamers worldwide. There is significant interest in using games to enhance learning, with 'serious games' being included in classrooms to engage adolescents' learning across a range of domains. A systematic scoping review of serious games used for health promotion with adolescents was conducted to identify serious games, review the methods used to evaluate these games, and outline evidence available to support the efficacy of these games in improving knowledge, beliefs/attitudes and behaviours in the target groups. Player engagement/enjoyment was reported if assessed. A total of 21 studies were found to have met the inclusion criteria domains: 'healthy lifestyle' 'sexual health' and 'substance use'. A heterogenous approach across studies to game design and development, duration of game play, use of a control group and measurement of outcome(s) was observed. Game efficacy was difficult to assess due to broad generalisations and lack of consistent evaluation methods. Several studies demonstrate serious games can be engaging and pedagogically effective as a learning device and behaviour-change agent. Several studies, however, had less rigorous evaluation and lacked longer-term follow up. The ability for developers to demonstrate positive short- and long-term impacts of serious games with high-quality evidence is essential to the ongoing acceptance and use of these serious games as part of the school curriculum. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01