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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
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
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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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