RT Journal Article
T1 A methodology for the design and development of gamified mobile apps for monitoring cancer survivors
A1 Lacuesta, Raquel
A1 Gallardo, Jesús
A1 Navarro Alamán, Javier
A1 García-Magariño García, Iván
AB An increasing number of cancer patients is treated and recover each year, and consequently there are survivors that require specialized and coordinated follow-up. The physical, social, working, psychological and emotional aspects of these survivors have to be characterized, investigated and treated by multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. Nowadays, oncology community is focused on tracking records of interest in Patient-Reported Outcome (PROs) for patients of different cancer types. In the last years, several articles have proven that PROs are an effective method to improve the management of patient symptoms and, subsequently, clinical care. In this scenario, patient engagement is one of the most relevant aspects for PROs success. In this sense, one of the most promising strategies for increasing engagement is gamification, that is, the introduction of game elements in systems that are not games. Therefore, in this work we introduce a methodology for developing gamification apps for cancer survivors that aims at increasing engagement when collecting PROs data.
PB Elsevier
YR 2020
FD 2020-04-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112618
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112618
LA eng
NO Navarro-Alamán, J., Lacuesta, R., García-Magariño, I., & Gallardo, J. (2020). A methodology for the design and development of gamified mobile apps for monitoring cancer survivors. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 106, 103439
NO Spanish Science, Innovation and University Ministry
NO Aragonese Government and European Union
NO CYTED ("Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo")
DS Docta Complutense
RD 23 ago 2025