Digital Intervention for the Modification of Lifestyles (iGame)

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA · Jul 11, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

Despite digital exposure, gamification of health has been widely understood and often applied ad hoc in health products. Attempts to incorporate game concepts into digital health applications have not led to demonstrated success. Recent studies have shown that only 4% of the best rated health apps in Apple stores and Google Play (based on revenue and download) have gamification elements, but less than 5% of these health apps have been included in the application library of National Health Service. In addition, very little of 5% was developed for industry and health professionals.

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Eligibility criteria

• IInclusion Criteria for Breast Cancer Survivors subgroup:
• • Men and women
• • Age between 18 and 65 years
• • Sedentary behavior recognized by the subject: \<1.5 METS per day and sitting\> 4h / d .
• • Intention to change sedentary behavior manifested by the subject
• • Survivors of breast cancer. Women with a clinical history of diagnosis of primary breast cancer, having completed surgical treatment, radiotherapy or chemotherapy at least three months before starting the study intervention
• Inclusion Criteria for Low Back Pain subgroup:
• • Men and women
• • Age between 18 and 65 years
• • Sedentary behavior recognized by the subject: \<1.5 METS per day and sitting\> 4h / d .
• • Intention to change sedentary behavior manifested by the subject
• • Mild low back pain of mechanical or degenerative cause diagnosed by a primary care physician
• Inclusion Criteria for Depression subgroup:
• • Men and women
• • Age between 18 and 65 years
• • Sedentary behavior recognized by the subject: \<1.5 METS per day and sitting\> 4h / d .
• • Intention to change sedentary behavior manifested by the subject
• • Mild depression Diagnosis in Primary Care using the MINI interview to rule out another severe mental pathology and the PHQ-9 questionnaire to categorize the level of depressive severity
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Several mental illness
• • Several illness that limits physical ability
• • Phobia for digital technologies
• • Difficulty in attending study measurements