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. 2025 Jan 31:7:1505717.
doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1505717. eCollection 2025.

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

Diriba Dereje  1   2 , Dheeraj Lamba  3 , Teklu Gemechu Abessa  2   4 , Chala Kenea  2   5 , Cintia Ramari  2   6 , Muhammad Osama  7   8 , Oyéné Kossi  2   9 , Paul Muteb Boma  10   11 , Jules Panda  10   11   12 , Anna Kushnir  2   13 , Joanna Mourad  2   14 , Jean Mapinduzi  2   15 , Maryam Fourtassi  16 , Kim Daniels  2   17 , Judith Deutsch  18 , Bruno Bonnechère  2   17   19
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Unlocking the potential of serious games for rehabilitation in low and middle-income countries: addressing potential and current limitations

Diriba Dereje et al. Front Digit Health. .
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Keywords: digital health; gamification; healthcare access; low and middle-income countries; rehabilitation; serious games; technology.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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Geographical distribution map of collaborations. The size of each circle corresponds to the number of studies and collaborations.
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Consolidated framework for implementation research CFIR—implementing serious games in LMICs.
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