The effects and viability of video games on the rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients: a systematic review

Pinto, Gonçalo; Barroso, Bárbara; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; Guimarães, Manuel; Oliveira, Eva

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The effects and viability of video games on the rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients: a systematic review

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dc.contributor.author	Pinto, Gonçalo
dc.contributor.author	Barroso, Bárbara
dc.contributor.author	Rodrigues, Nuno F.
dc.contributor.author	Guimarães, Manuel
dc.contributor.author	Oliveira, Eva
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-09T10:01:32Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-09T10:01:32Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	Background: Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic illness in the world. The negative and cognitive symptoms of this mental disorder often prevent full reintegration of patients into society, and cannot be effectively addressed with drugs alone, relying on therapy and rehabilitation. Video games as a digital tool for rehabilitation and therapy can help promote accessibility, improve patient engagement and reduce costs to institutions. Methods: A systematic review was conducted from October to November 2022 to analyze the effects of video game based rehabilitation and therapy on negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenic patients. The databases used to perform the search were Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science, with the search query: Schizophrenia AND (Video Game OR Serious Game). Results: A total of 228 papers were found, of which 88 duplicates were removed. After reading the titles and abstracts of the remaining 140 papers, 116 were excluded for not meeting the defined eligibility criteria for the review. Of the 24 papers left, 20 were excluded for similar reasons, resulting in the inclusion of four studies in this systematic review Conclusion: The available data for this review was limited, highlighting a need for more research in the field as well as standardization of terms used to describe the digital tools developed and assessment methods used to gather results from these interventions. Nevertheless, statistical data from the four studies included in this review showed that serious games are a promising tool for the rehabilitation and therapy of negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenic patients, with significant effects on the patients’ performance and motivation.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	This work is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project GreenHealth - Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042, and by a FCT project grant with reference 2022.07391.PTDC.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Pinto, Gonçalo; Barroso, Bárbara; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; Guimarães, Manuel; Oliveira, Eva (2023). The effects and viability of video games on the rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients: a systematic review. In 2023 IEEE 11th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH). 28-30 August 2023, Athens. p. 1-7. ISBN 979-8-3503-4607-7	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/SeGAH57547.2023.10253801	pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn	979-8-3503-4607-7
dc.identifier.issn	2573-3060
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/29139
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	IEEE	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Serious game	pt_PT
dc.subject	Video game based rehabilitation and therapy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Schizophrenia	pt_PT
dc.title	The effects and viability of video games on the rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients: a systematic review	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.title	2023 IEEE 11th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)	pt_PT
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