Health behaviour change through computer games : characterising interventions

Nathan Poultney; Anthony Maeder; Jeewani Anupama Ginige

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-712-2-91

Health behaviour change through computer games : characterising interventions

Nathan Poultney, Anthony Maeder, Jeewani Anupama Ginige

Western Sydney University

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Recently games in the form of video, computer, or mobile apps have been utilised as an effective component of interventions for health behaviour change. This paper provides an overview of related projects reported in peerreview literature in the period 2006 to 2016. Nine highly relevant references were considered for analysis. The findings are presented according to 3 dimensions of characterisation: health intention, behaviour change principle, and health purpose.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Promise of New Technologies in an Age of New Health Challenges: Selected Papers from 5th Global Telehealth Conference 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-2 November 2016
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	91-98
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781614997115
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-712-2-91
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Global Telehealth (Conference) - Duration: 1 Nov 2016 → …

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Conference	Global Telehealth (Conference)
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computer games
health behavior
health promotion
mobile apps
video games

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Poultney, N, Maeder, A & Ginige, JA 2016, Health behaviour change through computer games : characterising interventions. in The Promise of New Technologies in an Age of New Health Challenges: Selected Papers from 5th Global Telehealth Conference 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-2 November 2016. IOS Press, pp. 91-98, Global Telehealth (Conference), 1/11/16. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-712-2-91

Health behaviour change through computer games : characterising interventions. / Poultney, Nathan; Maeder, Anthony; Ginige, Jeewani Anupama.
The Promise of New Technologies in an Age of New Health Challenges: Selected Papers from 5th Global Telehealth Conference 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-2 November 2016. IOS Press, 2016. p. 91-98.

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