Use of serious games in medicine: a literature revision

It is noticeable that more and more medical professionals have been searching for strategies to keep people engaged both in the recovery processes (cognitive or physical) and in the teaching part. It is possible to observe that the insertion of Serious Games has been offering this innovative possibi...

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Authors: Silva, Francisco Anderson Mariano da, Silva, Tiago Silva da, Zorzal, Ezequiel Roberto
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repository:Research, Society and Development
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24208
Online Access:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/24208
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Serious games
Medicina
Revisão Sistematica.
Juegos serios
Medicamento
Revision Sistemátca.
Serious Games
Medicine
Systematica Review.
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Summary:It is noticeable that more and more medical professionals have been searching for strategies to keep people engaged both in the recovery processes (cognitive or physical) and in the teaching part. It is possible to observe that the insertion of Serious Games has been offering this innovative possibility, which allows the development of new possibilities for several areas of knowledge. This study aims to carry out a review on the use of Serious Games in Medicine, exploring how the method has been used. The methodology used was a systematic review. Articles published from 2015 to 2020 in indexed in three databases such as IEEE, Scopus, Scielo, among others, were searched. If used correctly, the Serious Games can help in the rehabilitation process of patients affected by some sequelae caused by stroke (CVA - Cerebral Vascular Accident), and also in the rehabilitation process of people with degenerative problems. It was also possible to observe that SG can be used as motivating and engaging tools for medical students.