Heavy Users, Mobile Gamers, and Social Networkers: Patterns of Objective Smartphone Use in Parents of Infants and Associations With Parent Depression, Sleep, Parenting, and Problem... by Brandon T. McDaniel, Jenny Radesky, Jessica Pater, Adam M. Galovan, Annalise Harrison, Victor Cornet, Lauren Reining, Alexandria Schaller, Michelle Drouin

“…., messaging, social media, mobile gaming, video chat) and phone use across contexts (e.g., during feeding and at bedtime). …”
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Tongue Muscle Training App for Middle-Aged and Older Adults Incorporating Flow-Based Gameplay: Design and Feasibility Pilot Study by Kuan-Chu Su, Ko-Chiu Wu, Kuei-Ru Chou, Chia-Hsu Huang

“…MethodsAfter consulting professional nurses, we developed a mobile gaming app for middle-aged and older adults to train their tongue muscles. …”
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Considering Comorbidities and Individual Differences in Testing a Gaming Behavioral Activation App for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Open Trial Pilot Intervention Study by Gabriella E Hamlett, Chloe Schrader, Craig Ferguson, Lauren A Kobylski, Rosalind Picard, Joseph J Locascio, Richard J McNally, Lee S Cohen, Rachel Vanderkruik

“…ObjectiveWe assessed whether there were differences in symptom trajectories in pregnant participants with CAD as compared to those with depression only (ie, major depressive disorder [MDD]) during intervention with a BA mobile gaming app. MethodsPregnant adults with either CAD (n=10) or MDD (n=7) used a BA app for 10 weeks and completed biweekly symptom severity questionnaires for depression and anxiety. …”
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