The role of gamification in digital mental health

Fleming, Theresa; Poppelaars, Marlou; Thabrew, Hiran

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The role of gamification in digital mental health

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Fleming, Theresa, Poppelaars, Marlou, Thabrew, Hiran·2023·World Psychiatry

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Several ways of increasing user engagement have been suggested, which can include both improvements to the features of the app and the systems around them.
“Several ways of increasing user engagement have been suggested, which can include both improvements to the features of the app and the systems around them [29].”
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Improving app features might focus on increasing appeal, improving usability, or enhancing adherence.
“Improving app features might focus on increasing appeal, improving usability, or enhancing adherence [29].”
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Gamification is commonly offered as a key opportunity to improve both appeal and adherence.
“Gamification (ie, the use of game design elements and features in nongame contexts) is commonly offered as a key opportunity to improve both appeal and adherence, which fits with the preferences of participants in this study, who favored gamification elements such as rewards, mini-games, and character stories [29,59].”
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Authors: Fleming, T., Poppelaars, M., & Thabrew, H.
Affiliations: Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
University of Auckland (NZ)
ORCID: Fleming, Theresa
Poppelaars, Marlou
Thabrew, Hiran
Venue: World Psychiatry
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2023-01-14
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Pages: 46-47
ISSN: 1723-8617 (ISSN-L)
2051-5545
DOI: 10.1002/wps.21041
PMC: PMC9840502
OpenAlex: W4316143353
Cited by: 45
References: 8
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 6
FWCI: 11.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords: gamification, digital mental health, mental health apps, game-based intervention

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