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HelperFriend, a Serious Game for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Children: Design and Pilot Study.

Ismael Edrein Espinosa-CurielEdgar Efrén Pozas-BogarinMaryleidi Hernández-ArvizuMaria Elena Navarro-JiménezEdwin Emeth Delgado-PérezJuan Martínez-MirandaHumberto Pérez-Espinosa
Published in: JMIR serious games (2022)
HelperFriend appears to be feasible and acceptable for young children. In addition, this game seems to be a viable tool to help improve the knowledge, the intention to conduct healthy behaviors, and the dietary intake of children; however, a well-powered randomized controlled trial is needed to prove the efficacy of HelperFriend.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • young adults
  • healthcare
  • study protocol
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • virtual reality
  • weight loss
  • systematic review
  • type diabetes