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Gamified mobile health app vs Nongamified intervention: Regular use rate
- Population
- Children or adolescents
- Intervention
- Gamified mobile health app
- Comparison
- Nongamified intervention
- Outcome
- Regular use rate
One RCT reported a 72.4% regular-use rate with a gamified mobile health app versus 48.3% with a nongamified intervention; no GRADE assessment was reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Gamified mobile health app vs Nongamified intervention Regular use rate · Children and adolescents aged 18 years or younger · Digital mobile app One RCT reported a 72.4% regular-use rate with a gamified mobile health app versus 48.3% with a nongamified intervention; no GRADE assessment was reported. The Application of Gamification in Children's Oral Health Management: Systematic Review. (2025) All outcomes | Regular use rate 72.4% (gamified mobile app) vs 48.3% (nongamified) | 1 study · In one study, the regular use rate was significantly higher (72.4%) in the gamified mobile health app group than in the nongamified intervention group (48.3%). participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Application of Gamification in Children's Oral Health Management: Systematic Review. 2025 All outcomes | January 1, 2014 to February 9, 2025 | 41 | Low / Critically Low |
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