Familiarity, attitudes, and barriers to exergame use in rehabilitation among healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.
Hammad S Alhasan, Raed Saleh Almalki, Abdulmajeed Yassen Altohami and 1 others
PMID 41477572WHAT IT FOUND
Most practitioners in Saudi Arabia do not use exergames, mainly because their departments lack the devices.
However, 60% are willing to use them, citing high motivation and engagement as key benefits, while cost and unfamiliarity remain the primary barriers.
Key findings
01Only 17% of surveyed practitioners currently use exergames, with the lack of departmental devices being the main reason (75%).
02Perceived advantages include increased motivation (95%) and patient engagement (94%), while the top barriers are device cost (76%) and therapist unfamiliarity (73%).
03Despite low current use, 60% of practitioners expressed willingness to use exergames with patients.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
Self-report bias may overstate willingness to use technology. The survey did not assess institutional-level availability, only individual reports. Response rate could not be calculated due to the open distribution method. The pilot sample for survey validation was small (17 participants).
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest and no funding support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the 60% willingness to use exergames as evidence that they are effective for patient outcomes. This study reports practitioner attitudes and barriers, not clinical results.
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