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Do Parents Think That Games Could Be An Effective Tool at Managing Epilepsy in Children?
Sun, 01/27/2019 - 03:41Topic: Parents & Caregivers
I'm a researcher looking into ways that apps could be used to improve seizure control in children. I'm looking into a chapter-based game in which you unlock levels based on how well you're taking your medication (with parental approval). The gameplay would also include educational scenarios which would teach the player about different aspects of epilepsy ("Millie is having a seizure, what do you do? a) get an adult b) get some water c) walk away etc.)
I was curious to hear what your thoughts are on this idea?
Thank you!
Speaking as a parent, I'm
Submitted by Amy Jo on Tue, 2019-01-29 - 17:21
Speaking as a parent, I'm hoping to disconnect my kids from electronic everything where I can. That said, how is the game going to know if they take meds ok? It would bug me if I had to do something every day to record that. I do use my phone alarms to remind me to follow through on kid medication daily because we are interrupted by so much these days. I just don't see how including medication compliance helps create an engaging game but I don't really get a lot of the memes kids share these days. What I'd like to see is an engaged teenager who will deal with their medical issues - but there's always some stage of snarky/defiant/awful/wonderful (like grief stages, one can switch between them so fast).