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A Video Game Improves Behavioral Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: A Randomized Trial

Kato, Pamela M., Cole, Steve W., Bradlyn, Andrew S., Pollock, Brad H.·2008·Pediatrics

DOI 10.1542/peds.2007-3134

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OBJECTIVE. Suboptimal adherence to self-administered medications is a common problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a video-game intervention for improving adherence and other behavioral outcomes for adolescents and young adults with malignancies including acute leukemia, lymphoma, and soft-tissue sarcoma. METHODS. A randomized trial with baseline and 1- and 3-month assessments was conducted from 2004 to 2005 at 34 medical centers in the United States, Canada, and Australia. A total of 375 male and female patients who were 13 to 29 years old, had an initial or relapse diagnosis of a malignancy, and currently undergoing treatment and expected to continue treatment for at least 4 months from baseline assessment were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. The intervention was a video game that addressed issues of cancer treatment and care for teenagers and young adults. Outcome measures included adherence, self-efficacy, knowledge, control, stress, and quality of life. For patients who were prescribed prophylactic antibiotics, adherence to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was tracked by electronic pill-monitoring devices (n = 200). Adherence to 6-mercaptopurine was assessed through serum metabolite assays (n = 54). RESULTS. Adherence to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 6-mercaptopurine was greater in the intervention group. Self-efficacy and knowledge also increased in the intervention group compared with the control group. The intervention did not affect self-report measures of adherence, stress, control, or quality of life. CONCLUSIONS. The video-game intervention significantly improved treatment adherence and indicators of cancer-related self-efficacy and knowledge in adolescents and young adults who were undergoing cancer therapy. The findings support current efforts to develop effective video-game interventions for education and training in health care.

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Authors: Kato, P. M., Cole, S. W., Bradlyn, A. S., & Pollock, B. H.
Affiliations: Stanford Health Care (US)
HopeLab (US)
West Virginia University (US)
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
ORCID: Kato, Pamela M.
Cole, Steve W.
Pollock, Brad H.
Venue: Pediatrics
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published: 2008-08-01
Volume: 122
Issue: 2
Pages: e305-e317
ISSN: 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3134
OpenAlex: W2163083471
Cited by: 802
References: 71
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 61 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 75 · 2015: 95 · 2014: 62 · 2013: 55 · 2012: 48
FWCI: 17.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Hopelab Foundation
National Cancer Institute (CA-054174, P30CA054174, CA95861, CA 098543, U10CA098543, U10CA095861)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Keywords: video game intervention, medication adherence, adolescent and young adult cancer, self-efficacy, health knowledge, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 6-mercaptopurine, antibiotic prophylaxis, acute leukemia, lymphoma, soft tissue sarcoma, stress, quality of life, health education
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Physiological, Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Neoplasms, Patient Compliance, Patient Education as Topic, Probability, Quality of Life, Reference Values, Health Behavior, Poisson Distribution, Video Games, Self Efficacy

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