A gamified cognitive behavioral therapy for Arabs to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety: A case study research
Overview
This case study examines Sokoon, a gamified cognitive behavioral therapy mobile application designed for Arabic-speaking adults with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. The research evaluates the app's effectiveness in reducing symptoms and its usability among 30 participants over a two-week period. It describes how the intervention integrates evidence-based CBT skills with gamification elements based on Hexad theory.
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- Author
- Nourhan A. Amer (Mansoura University), Samaa M. Shohieb (Mansoura University), Waleed Eladrosy (Mansoura University), Shilong Liu (Soonchunhyang University), Yunyoung Nam (Soonchunhyang University), Samir Abdelrazek (Mansoura University)
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- 2024-01-01
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- gold
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- 10.1177/20552076241263317
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- 6
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@article{allodium:f716fa846629484e,
title = {A gamified cognitive behavioral therapy for Arabs to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety: A case study research},
author = {Nourhan A. Amer and Samaa M. Shohieb and Waleed Eladrosy and Shilong Liu and Yunyoung Nam and Samir Abdelrazek},
year = {2024},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1177/20552076241263317},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241263317}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A gamified cognitive behavioral therapy for Arabs to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety: A case study research AU - Amer, Nourhan A. AU - Shohieb, Samaa M. AU - Eladrosy, Waleed AU - Liu, Shilong AU - Nam, Yunyoung AU - Abdelrazek, Samir PY - 2024 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1177/20552076241263317 UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241263317 ER -
APA
Amer, N. A., Shohieb, S. M., Eladrosy, W., Liu, S., Nam, Y., & Abdelrazek, S. (2024). A gamified cognitive behavioral therapy for Arabs to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety: A case study research. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241263317
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