Unlocking the potential of serious games for rehabilitation in low and middle-income countries: addressing potential and current limitations

Diriba Dereje; Dheeraj Lamba; Teklu Gemechu Abessa; Chala Kenea; Cintia Ramari; Muhammad Osama; Oyéné Kossi; Paul Muteb Boma; Jules Panda; Anna Kushnir; Joanna Mourad; Jean Mapinduzi; Maryam Fourtassi; Kim Daniels; Judith Deutsch; Bruno Bonnechère

doi:10.3389/fdgth.2025.1505717

Unlocking the potential of serious games for rehabilitation in low and middle-income countries: addressing potential and current limitations

Diriba Dereje, Dheeraj Lamba, Teklu Gemechu Abessa, Chala Kenea, Cintia Ramari, Muhammad Osama, Oyéné Kossi, Paul Muteb Boma, Jules Panda, Anna Kushnir, Joanna Mourad, Jean Mapinduzi, Maryam Fourtassi, Kim Daniels, Judith Deutsch, Bruno Bonnechère

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Original language	English (US)
Article number	1505717
Journal	Frontiers in Digital Health
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1505717
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Computer Science Applications

Keywords

digital health
gamification
healthcare access
low and middle-income countries
rehabilitation
serious games
technology

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Dereje, D., Lamba, D., Abessa, T. G., Kenea, C., Ramari, C., Osama, M., Kossi, O., Boma, P. M., Panda, J., Kushnir, A., Mourad, J., Mapinduzi, J., Fourtassi, M., Daniels, K., Deutsch, J., & Bonnechère, B. (2025). Unlocking the potential of serious games for rehabilitation in low and middle-income countries: addressing potential and current limitations. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7, Article 1505717. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1505717

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