Gamification for Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • DOI (url)
    10.1093/geront/gnaa047
  • Publication Date
    2020/06/12
  • Journal
    The Gerontologist
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Refrences
    61
  • Citations
    47
  • Jonna Koivisto Communication Sciences, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Finland ORCID (unauthenticated)
  • Aqdas Malik Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Finland
Abstract
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Koivisto, Jonna, and Aqdas Malik. “Gamification for Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review”. The Gerontologist, vol. 61, no. 7, 2020, pp. e360-e372, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa047.
Koivisto, J., & Malik, A. (2020). Gamification for Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review. The Gerontologist, 61(7), e360-e372. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa047
Koivisto, Jonna, and Aqdas Malik. “Gamification for Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review”. The Gerontologist 61, no. 7 (2020): e360-e372. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa047.
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Koivisto J, Malik A. Gamification for Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review. The Gerontologist. 2020;61(7):e360-e372.
Journal Categories
Medicine
Internal medicine
Special situations and conditions
Geriatrics
Medicine
Medicine (General)
Medicine
Public aspects of medicine
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Refrences Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology10
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science6
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology5
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry5
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics4
Social Sciences4
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory4
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science4
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business4
Medicine: Medicine (General)3
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine3
Medicine2
Science2
Science: Science (General)2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Sports medicine2
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)1
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media1
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Telecommunication1
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources1
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)1
Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology1
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy1
The category Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology 10 is the most frequently represented among the references in this article. It primarily includes studies from International Journal of Medical Informatics and Computers in Human Behavior. The chart below illustrates the number of referenced publications per year.
Refrences used by this article by year
Citations
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Designing an age-friendly conversational AI agent for mobile banking: the effects of voice modality and lip movement International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
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  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery
  • Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
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Designing a Community-Based Health Promotion Program for Older Adults Based on Perceived Usefulness, Service Experience, Perceived Value, and Behavioral Intention Journal of Gerontological Social Work 2024
Acceptability Assessment of an Executive Function Training Game FISHERMAN for Older Adults Games for Health Journal
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Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine14
Social Sciences11
Medicine: Medicine (General)10
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene7
Education: Theory and practice of education6
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology6
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science6
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology5
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry5
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Sports medicine3
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens2
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media2
Medicine: Nursing2
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics2
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery2
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system2
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business1
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management1
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science1
Medicine1
Science1
Science: Science (General)1
Education1
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)1
Science: Biology (General)1
Science: Physics1
Science: Chemistry1
Science: Chemistry: General. Including alchemy1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering1
Technology: Chemical technology1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials1
Medicine: Internal medicine1
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)1
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware1
Science: Biology (General): Genetics1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences1
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering1
Science: Biology (General): Ecology1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases1
The category Medicine: Public aspects of medicine 14 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Games and Health Education for Diabetes Control: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and was published in 2020. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Designing a Community-Based Health Promotion Program for Older Adults Based on Perceived Usefulness, Service Experience, Perceived Value, and Behavioral Intention. This article reached its peak citation in 2023, with 21 citations. It has been cited in 41 different journals, 26% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Educational Gerontology cited this research the most, with 3 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
Citations used this article by year