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Debbe Thompson
Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine
Publications - 163
Citations - 6427
Debbe Thompson is an academic researcher from Baylor College of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Video game & Behavior change. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 156 publications receiving 5697 citations. Previous affiliations of Debbe Thompson include United States Department of Agriculture & University of Newcastle.
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Playing for Real: Video Games and Stories for Health-Related Behavior Change
TL;DR: Research is needed on the optimal use of game-based stories, fantasy, interactivity, and behavior change technology in promoting health-related behavior change.
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BMI from 3–6 y of age is predicted by TV viewing and physical activity, not diet
TL;DR: Physical activity and TV viewing were the only significant predictors (other than baseline BMI) of BMI among a triethnic cohort of 3–4-y-old children followed for 3 y with both physical activity and television viewing becoming stronger predictors as the children aged.
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Serious Video Games for Health: How Behavioral Science Guided the Development of a Serious Video Game
Debbe Thompson,Tom Baranowski,Richard Buday,Janice Baranowski,Victoria J. Thompson,Russell Jago,Melissa Juliano Griffith +6 more
TL;DR: How behavioral science guided the design of a serious video game to prevent Type 2 diabetes and obesity among youth, two health problems increasing in prevalence is reported.
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A meta-analysis of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion.
Ann DeSmet,Dimitri M.L. Van Ryckeghem,Sofie Compernolle,Tom Baranowski,Debbe Thompson,Geert Crombez,Karolien Poels,Wendy Van Lippevelde,Sara Bastiaensens,Katrien Van Cleemput,Heidi Vandebosch,Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij +11 more
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 54 serious digital game studies for healthy lifestyle promotion outcomes and the role of theoretically and clinically important moderators showed that serious games have small positive effects on healthy lifestyles.
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Video Game Play, Child Diet, and Physical Activity Behavior Change: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Tom Baranowski,Janice Baranowski,Debbe Thompson,Richard Buday,Russell Jago,Melissa Juliano Griffith,Noemi Islam,Nga Nguyen,Kathleen B. Watson +8 more
TL;DR: Playing Diab and Nano resulted in an increase in fruit and vegetable intake and research is needed on the optimal design of video game components to maximize change.