Talk to me, please!: the importance of qualitative research to games for health

Using thematic analysis in psychology

Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006) · Qualitative Research in Psychology · doi:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa · Cited by 194,414 · see citing works

Doing Qualitative Research: Circles Within Circles

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Planning Focus Groups

MORGAN, D. E. (1998) · Sage eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781483328171 · Cited by 812 · see citing works

Fun and Games and Boredom

Buday, R., Baranowski, T., & Thompson, D. I. (2012) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2012.0026 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

In Pursuit of Change: Youth Response to Intensive Goal Setting Embedded in a Serious Video Game

Thompson, D. I., Baranowski, T., Buday, R., Baranowski, J. C., Griffith, M. J., Frazior, M., Wilsdon, J., & Jago, R. (2007) · Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology · doi:10.1177/193229680700100617 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

A Serious Video Game to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Elementary Aged Youth (Squire’s Quest! II): Rationale, Design, and Methods

Thompson, D. I., Bhatt, R., Lazarus, M. M., Cullen, K. W., Baranowski, J. C., & Baranowski, T. (2012) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/resprot.2348 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Design of a Website on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Adolescents: Results From Formative Research

Thompson, D. I., Cullen, K. W., Boushey, C. J., & Konzelmann, K. L. (2012) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.1889 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Texting to Increase Physical Activity Among Teenagers (TXT Me!): Rationale, Design, and Methods Proposal

Thompson, D. I., Cantu, D., Bhatt, R., Baranowski, T., Rodgers, W. M., Jago, R., Anderson, B. J., Liu, Y., Mendoza, J. A., Tapia, R., et al. (2014) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/resprot.3074 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Internet Issues: Blogging, the Digital Divide and Digital Libraries

Evans, C. M. (2010) · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Formative Assessment in the Development of an Obesity Prevention Component for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in Texas

Thompson, D. I., Cullen, K. W., Reed, D. B., Konzelmann, K. L., & Smalling, A. L. (2011) · Family & Community Health · doi:10.1097/fch.0b013e3181fdeb3f · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Commentary: Writing and Evaluating Qualitative Research Reports

Wu, Y. P., Thompson, D., Aroian, K. J., McQuaid, E. L., & Deatrick, J. A. (2016) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsw032 · Cited by 220 · see citing works

Is Participatory Design Associated with the Effectiveness of Serious Digital Games for Healthy Lifestyle Promotion? A Meta-Analysis

DeSmet, A., Thompson, D., Baranowski, T., Palmeira, A., Verloigne, M., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2016) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.4444 · Cited by 138 · see citing works

Developing Theory-Driven, Evidence-Based Serious Games for Health: Framework Based on Research Community Insights

Verschueren, S., Buffel, C., & Stichele, G. V. (2019) · JMIR Serious Games · doi:10.2196/11565 · Cited by 126 · see citing works

Creating action plans in a serious video game increases and maintains child fruit-vegetable intake: a randomized controlled trial

Thompson, D. I., Bhatt, R., Vazquez, I. M., Cullen, K. W., Baranowski, J. C., Baranowski, T., & Liu, Y. (2015) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-015-0199-z · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Exploring young adult perspectives on the use of gamification and social media in a smartphone platform for improving vegetable intake

Nour, M. M., Rouf, A. S., & Allman-Farinelli, M. A. (2017) · Appetite · doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.10.016 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

Texting to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Feasibility Assessment

Thompson, D. I., Cantu, D., Ramirez, B., Cullen, K. W., Baranowski, T., Mendoza, J. A., Anderson, B. J., Jago, R., Rodgers, W. M., & Liu, Y. (2016) · American Journal of Health Behavior · doi:10.5993/ajhb.40.4.9 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Involving patients' perspective in the development of an internet- and mobile-based CBT intervention for adolescents with chronic medical conditions: Findings from a qualitative study

Geirhos, A., Lunkenheimer, F., Holl, R. W., Minden, K., Schmitt, A., Temming, S., Baumeister, H., & Domhardt, M. (2021) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2021.100383 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

What Serious Video Games Can Offer Child Obesity Prevention

Thompson, D. I. (2014) · JMIR Serious Games · doi:10.2196/games.3480 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Digital Gaming for Nutritional Education: A Survey on Preferences, Motives, and Needs of Children and Adolescents

Holzmann, S. L., Dischl, F., Schäfer, H., Groh, G., Hauner, H., & Holzapfel, C. (2019) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/10284 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Percepção de adultos mais velhos quanto à participação em programa de exercício físico com exergames: estudo qualitativo

Meneghini, V., Barbosa, A. R., de Mello, A. L. S. F., Bonetti, A., & Guimarães, A. V. (2016) · Ciência & Saúde Coletiva · doi:10.1590/1413-81232015214.11812015 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Incorporating Behavioral Techniques into a Serious Videogame for Children

Thompson, D. I. (2017) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2016.0066 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

The Yin and Yang of Formative Research in Designing Serious (Exer-)games

DeSmet, A., Palmeira, A. L., Beltran, A., Brand, L., Davies, V. F., & Thompson, D. I. (2014) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2014.0123 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

What Type of Narrative do Children Prefer in Active Video Games? An Exploratory Study of Cognitive and Emotional Responses

Lu, A. S., Buday, R., Thompson, D. I., & Baranowski, T. (2016) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801738-8.00007-5 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Exploring an Artificial Intelligence–Based, Gamified Phone App Prototype to Track and Improve Food Choices of Adolescent Girls in Vietnam: Acceptability, Usability, and Likeability Study

Braga, B. C., Nguyen, P. H., Aberman, N., Doyle, F., Folson, G. K., Hoang, N. T., Huỳnh, P., Koch, B., McCloskey, P., Tran, L. M., et al. (2022) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/35197 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Development of a Teen-Focused Exergame

Thompson, D. I., Cantu, D., Rajendran, M., Rajendran, M., Bhargava, T., Zhang, Y., Chen, C., Liu, Y., & Deng, Z. (2016) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2016.0035 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

The Value of Children's Voices for a Video Game Development in the Context of Type 1 Diabetes: Focus Group Study

Sparapani, V. D. C., Fels, S., & Nascimento, L. C. (2017) · JMIR Diabetes · doi:10.2196/diabetes.7652 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Conceptual framework for designing video games for children with type 1 diabetes

Sparapani, V. D. C., Fels, S., Kamal, N. R., & Nascimento, L. C. (2019) · Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem · doi:10.1590/1518-8345.2764.3090 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Perspectives of Black/African American and Hispanic Parents and Children Living in Under-Resourced Communities Regarding Factors That Influence Food Choices and Decisions: A Qualitative Investigation

Thompson, D. I., Callender, C. S., Velazquez, D. E., Adera, M., Dave, J. M., Olvera, N. E., Chen, T. A., & Goldsworthy, N. (2021) · Children · doi:10.3390/children8030236 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Systemization of Knowledge (SoK): Goals, Coverage, and Evaluation in Cybersecurity and Privacy Games

Huang, Y., Grobler, M. M., Ferro, L. S., Psaroulis, G., Das, S., Wei, J., & Janicke, H. (2025) · CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · doi:10.1145/3706598.3713798 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Exergames: Theoretical Perspective

Thompson, D. I. (2014) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2014.0071 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Shimpai Muyou: Confronting Child Suicides in Japan through a Serious Game & School-based Intervention

Paracha, S., Hall, L. E., Watson, D., Khuram, A., & Shah, N. H. (2023) · International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction · doi:10.1016/j.ijcci.2023.100612 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

A social media game to increase physical activity among older adult women: protocol of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate CHALLENGE

Robertson, M. C., Swartz, M. C., Basen-Engquist, K. M., Li, Y., Jennings, K., Thompson, D. I., Baranowski, T., Volpi, E., & Lyons, E. (2024) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-024-19662-9 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Serious Games for Nutritional Education: Online Survey on Preferences, Motives, and Behaviors Among Young Adults at University

Holzmann, S. L., Schäfer, H., Plecher, D. A., Stecher, L., Klinker, G., Groh, G., Hauner, H., & Holzapfel, C. (2020) · JMIR Serious Games · doi:10.2196/16216 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Leveraging Virtual Reality for Bullying Sensitization

Paracha, S., Hall, L. E., & Shah, N. H. (2021) · International Journal of Virtual and Augmented Reality · doi:10.4018/ijvar.290045 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Um jogo feito pra mim: estrutura conceitual para o desenvolvimento de videogames para crianças com diabetes mellitus tipo 1

Sparapani, V. D. C. (2016) · doi:10.11606/t.22.2016.tde-04032016-194703

Digital Gaming for Nutritional Education: A Survey on Preferences, Motives, and Needs of Children and Adolescents (Preprint)Preprint

Holzmann, S. L., Dischl, F., Schäfer, H., Groh, G., Hauner, H., & Holzapfel, C. (2018) · doi:10.2196/preprints.10284

Integrating Qualitative Research in the User-Centered Development of Couple Time – A Systemic Internet-Based Intervention to Enhance Couple Satisfaction

Meßner, E.-M., Ustahüseyin, B., & Portenhauser, A. A. (2025) · European Family Therapy Association series · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-92225-1_6

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Qualitative research: a path to better healthcare

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Qualitative Teamwork: Making it Work

Richards, L. (1999) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/104973299129121659 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Experimental Design to Systematically Develop a Knowledge Base for Effective Games for Health

Baranowski, T., Lyons, E., & Thompson, D. I. (2019) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2019.0057 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Interpreting Qualitative Data: Methods for analysing talk, text and interaction (Book).

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