Research Article

Caregiver’s Opinions on the Design of the Screens of a Future Gamified Mobile Application for Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children in Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Opinion of caregivers of children with diabetes about the design of the screens of the mobile application ().

Question (%)

In your opinion, what is the most appropriate design of the game for your diabetic child?
 Questions and answers16 (24.6%)
 Runner game (ex: Crash game)16 (24.6%)
 Taking care of a character19 (29.2%)
 Stories13 (20%)
 Others (information arranged by alphabetical characters)1 (1.5%)
In your opinion, what is the most appropriate rewarding style that shall be used in the game for your diabetic child?
 Points32 (49.2%)
 Levels40 (61.5%)
 Leaderboards (ranking of the players in the game)18 (27.7%)
What are the features that you would like to have in the game for your diabetic child?
 Reminders and notifications35 (53.8%)
 Social interaction25 (38.5%)
 Friends challenges40 (61.5%)
What are the most behaviors that you struggle to change of your child to manage his\her condition?
 Physical activities17 (26.2%)
 Managing the medications10 (15.4%)
 Nutrition problems40 (61.5%)
 Monitoring the blood glucose level36 (55.4%)
 Other (mental issues)1 (1.5%)