Implementation of adaptive gamification principles in an mHealth application

• Filipe M. S. dos Anjos UFG
• Sergio T. Carvalho UFG

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcas_estendido.2024.2824

Abstract

This paper presents the implementation of IUProst, a gamified mHealth application designed to aid in the treatment of urinary incontinence in men who have undergone prostate removal surgery as a result of prostate cancer. The application focuses on performing pelvic exercises. This research delivers a gamified mHealth application, analyzes usage data generated by the gamified application, and presents an implementation model for game components that was incorporated into Framework L, enabling the use of the components in the context of adaptive gamification. The study collected gamified data for 60 days during a 120-day period. During the gamified period, exercise performance increased significantly, representing 83% of all exercises performed, despite a similar number of users using the application. This suggests that gamification positively supported patient engagement.

Keywords: mHealth, IUProst, selfcare, urinary incontinence, prostate cancer

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