RT Journal Article
T1 Gamification and neurological motor rehabilitation in children and adolescents: a systematic review
A1 Pimentel-Ponce, María
A1 Romero-Galisteo, Rita Pilar
A1 Palomo‐Carrión, Rocío
A1 Pinero‐Pinto, Elena
A1 Merchán‐Baeza, José Antonio
A1 Ruiz-Muñoz, María
A1 Oliver-Pece, Jesús
A1 González-Sánchez, Manuel
K1 Enfermedades neurológicas - Rehabilitación
AB Introduction: Gamification consists of the use of games in non-playful contexts. It is widelyemployed in the motor rehabilitation of neurological diseases, but mainly in adult patients. Theobjective of this review was to describe the use of gamification in the rehabilitation of childrenand adolescents with neuromotor impairment.Methods: We performed a systematic review of clinical trials published to date on the MEDLINE(PubMed), Scielo, SCOPUS, Dialnet, CINAHL, and PEDro databases, following the PRISMAprotocol. The methodological quality of the studies identified was assessed using the PEDroscale.Results: From a total of 469 studies, 11 clinical trials met the inclusion criteria. We analysedthe gamification systems used as part of the rehabilitation treatment of different neuromotorconditions in children and adolescents. Cerebral palsy was the most frequently studied condition(6 studies), followed by developmental coordination disorder (3), neurological gait disorders(1), and neurological impairment of balance and coordination (1).Conclusion: The use of gamification in rehabilitation is helpful in the conventional treatmentof neuromotor disorders in children and adolescents, with increased motivation and therapeu-tic adherence being the benefits with the greatest consensus among authors. While strength,balance, functional status, and coordination also appear to improve, future research shouldaim to determine an optimal dosage
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39541
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39541
LA eng
NO Pimentel-Ponce, M., Romero-Galisteo, R. P., Palomo-Carrión, R., Pinero-Pinto, E., Merchán-Baeza, J. A., Ruiz-Muñoz, M., ... & González-Sánchez, M. (2024). Gamification and neurological motor rehabilitation in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Neurología (English Edition), 39(1), 63-83.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026