2 97 REVIEW OF APPLIED & CASUAL GAMES FOR MENTAL HEALTH Paper Country Target group N % male Age, mean (SD) Age range Intervention arms Intervention characteristics Assessments Variables measured Findings relevant for current review Schoneveld et al. 2018 The Netherlands Children with elevated levels of anxiety symptoms 174 40.8 9.97 (1.16) 7-12 years 1. MindLight (applied game). 2. CBT (active condition). 1. Six one-hour gameplay sessions, one per week. 2. Eight sessions (9 hours), one per week; first two sessions lasted 1.5 hours, the last 6 sessions lasted 1 hour. Parents received information about child progress and general information about the program. Pre, post, 3 and 6-months FU. Anxiety symptoms, personalised anxiety symptoms; gender, age, weekly game time and expectations (moderators); game and program evaluations. Significant decrease in child- and parent-reported anxiety symptoms over time. Magnitude of improvement was the same for MindLight and CBT. Schoneveld et al. 2016 The Netherlands Children with elevated levels of anxiety symptoms 136 45.2 9.95 (1.33) 8-13 years 1. MindLight (applied game). 2. Max and the Magic Marker (casual game). Both conditions: 5 one-hour gameplay sessions, twice a week. Pre, post, and 3-months FU. Total anxiety symptoms, personalised anxiety symptoms; age and gender (moderators); game expectations, game evaluations. Significant reduction in child- and parent-reported anxiety by the 3-month FU, but magnitude of improvements did not differ between conditions. Schoneveld et al. 2020 The Netherlands Children with elevated levels of anxiety symptoms 174 40.8 9.97 (1.16) 7-12 years 1. MindLight. 2. CBT. 1. Six one-hour gameplay sessions, one per week. 2. Eight sessions (9 hours), one per week; first two sessions lasted 1.5 hours, the last 6 sessions lasted 1 hour. Parents received information about child progress and general information about the program. Pre, post, 3 and 6-months FU. Anxiety symptoms, self-efficacy, internalising and externalising problems; baseline anxiety symptoms, baseline self-efficacy, maternal mental health (moderators). Significant reduction in internalising and externalising problems and an increase in self-efficacy, sustained up to 6 months. The magnitude of change did not differ between intervention groups. Baseline anxiety levels, maternal mental health problems and self-efficacy did not influence the change of anxiety over time.
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