Table 3 Mapping gamification elements to subsystems of application
Elements of the Sukar cycle | Sukr cycle concepts | Relevant gamification elements in the self-management system of inflammatory bowel disease patients | Related subsystem |
|---|---|---|---|
Fun: | • Challenges and competition. • Earn points or prizes. • Reward badges and to do exercises or make improvements. | •Obtaining points, awards and badges based on the completion of the profile form, monitoring forms for disease symptoms and related symptoms, medication registration, reading the content of training, getting a passing score in the training tests. •The challenge of nutrition monitoring. •The challenge of keeping symptoms. •The challenge of medicine. •The challenge of increasing disease-specific knowledge. •The challenge of completing the shot test file. •Daily walk challenge. | A separate page to view user ratings symptom monitor and manage education |
Self - management | A logbook of symptom reporting, data visualization and trend alerts to monitor patient symptoms, receive feedback based on input information. | •Storage of test results and intestinal symptoms, pain or other disease-related symptoms. •Display the stored data in tabulated form. •Tracking and monitoring of gastrointestinal symptoms and other disease-related symptoms. •Provide feedback based on patient status and symptoms, categorize users. | User registration Blood, stool and colonoscopy tests Symptom monitoring and management |
Growth | •Provide real-time feedback through rewards and incentives, level up on the leaderboard, earn points. • Achieving the predefined goals. • Showing progress. • Defining habits and setting small goals. | •Feedback on the results of educational tests using a talking avatar and feedback. •Feedback on disease management habits such as taking medication on time, recording medication alerts, recording dietary habits, and recording symptoms of the disease. •Follow the program of colonoscopy preparation methods. •Provide feedback in terms of graphs of disease activity. •Provide feedback based on test results and observing trends. •Provide feedback on how to take medications and possible interactions. •Display a summary of the patient’s condition in tabulated form. | Blood, stool and colonoscopy tests Automatic colonoscopy preparation program Symptom monitoring and management Education Medication management my situation |
Motivation | • Position in the leader board. • Points for completing tasks. • Leveling up. • Encouragement. • Rewards and congratulations on completion . | •Unlocking educational files to access more educational files. •Free doctor’s visit (outside the time scope of study). •Changing user level. | Display the user’s nitrogen table Symptom monitoring and management Education Medication management |
Socialization | Interaction, using social networks, discussion forums with peers, support from peers, sharing status . | •Using social networks to communicate with peers. •Sharing the situation and experiences under the supervision of expert staff. •Supporting and interacting with the multidisciplinary team including a specialist in digestive diseases with a focus on inflammatory bowel diseases and a mental health specialist. | Support |
Esteem | • Leaderboards • Level up • Progress bar • Receive a badge congratulate | •Scoreboard. •Level change based on training. •Change the level based on the completion of information monitoring of disease symptoms. •Progress bar for studying educational files and playing educational games. •Progress bar based on completion of symptom monitoring forms. | View the user’s rating table User registration Symptom monitoring and management Education |
Self - representation | Defining user profiles, using custom avatars, setting goals and habits. | •Personalized user profile based on user name. •Apply avatars that match the user’s gender automatically. | Home page and user registration |
Sustainability | The use of stimulating elements such as the theme of the story, establishing interaction. | •Multimedia training with animation presentation. •Monitoring the patient condition and interacting with the patient. | Symptom monitoring and management Education Support |