A gamified mobile health intervention for children in day surgery care: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Arja Rantala Anna-Leena Vuorinen Jonna Koivisto Heidi Similä Otto M Helve Pekka Lahdenne Minna Pikkarainen Kadri Haljas Tarja Pölkki

Published in: Nursing open (2021)

The results of the ongoing randomized controlled trial will determine whether the developed gamified mobile health intervention can be recommended for hospital use, and whether it could be used to educate children about their surgical treatment to decrease anxiety.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
young adults
healthcare
study protocol
minimally invasive
palliative care
coronary artery bypass
systematic review
emergency department
coronary artery disease
pain management
depressive symptoms
chronic pain
acute care
physical activity