Our experience is that whenever we ask any parent how they feel about their child’s gaming, we hear concerns about hours spent in a virtual world and the possibility of adverse effects on cognition, mental health, and behavior. Is it possible to change this mindset in light of recent research findings? We certainly hope so!

Some players might enjoy games with beautiful graphics and immersive worlds, while others might prefer games with deep and complex gameplay mechanics. Ultimately, the best game features will depend on what the player is looking for in a game. Do we know the secret sauce?

For years we at Triumf Health have advocated for children’s mental health and wellbeing by attending different events to support other organizations, going to schools to talk to students about mental health, and promoting general advocacy and awareness wherever we can. Last week our Chief Impact Officer Liina Melanie Sarapik participated in a webinar hosted by the Estonian LGBT Association on the newspaper Postimees’s Education Portal. The theme of the panel discussion was “Who is afraid of LGBT+ students?” and discussion revolved around the results of the research, workshops and campaigning that had been done in the past year.

The therapeutic solutions of Triumf Health are not only effective on an emotional level, but can also represent a learning tool for the child, which openes the gateway to self-discovery and creative expression of the self.

Our guest writer, Andrei, takes a scientific approach and analyses the use of Triumfland Saga from three perspectives: textual, psychological, biosemiotic.

Michael joins our blog as guest writer, and discusses the benefits and challenges that children may encounter when playing health games, as part of their struggle to cope with the stress of chronic illnesses or other psychological stressors.

As a part of the research team CHAP at Uppsala University I am currently working close together with the Triumf Health-team, as we are in preparations of pilot testing Triumfland Saga in Sweden. This collaboration both allows for, and encourages, an active involvement of children and youth in the process towards implementing the app.

Setting out to reduce the risk of developing lifestyle-associated diseases and mental health conditions among children holds a great promise for the whole society.

In the light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, new needs continue to arise both from the perspective of patients and clinicians, paving the way for truly novel services and technologies.

The University of Tartu Institute of Psychology and Triumf Health started an impact study of a digital health game for children. Children from 7 to 14 years of age are invited to take part in the study.

Here we give an overview of common guidelines on how to manage stress during stressful situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, advocated by the leading health organizations.

The coronavirus pandemic causes uncertainty and it is expected that mental health disorders will peak both among children and adults. All children are universally vulnerable to the mental burden of isolation, confusion, and worry about themselves or their close ones getting infected.

Delivering psychological and behavioural care through digital tools is emerging as an attractive avenue by which to detect mental illness and provide youth-friendly treatment.

Here we discuss the definition, nature, and effectiveness of serious games, digital solutions that are currently available for children, and how the Triumf health app supports the behavior change in ill children.

The challenges around the detection and treatment of mental health problems offer a great opportunity for the augmentation of digital health, such as health apps, web and text messaging.

Triumf Health was recently at Munich attending the Future X Healthcare conference - an event sponsored by Roche, a healthcare company focusing on pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Various stakeholders were present including investors, startups and established companies, all interested in learning more about the latest trends in health care and understanding where digital health is heading. Here's what I learned.

Triumf Health offers a personalised approach to improve treatment outcomes and empower ill children to live healthier lives by delivering digital therapeutics through a mobile game. But what are digital therapeutics, and importantly, what value do they bring for the patient and the medical team?

Health care systems, such as the National Health System (NHS), are challenging the way health services are provided to meet the increased demand for quality care. Among other thing, the systems have started to focus on reaching out to the patients, before they reach them. In its long-term plan, NHS sets out a wider action for prevention, including reducing obesity and Type-2 Diabetes. Moving from cure to prevention is a fundamental shift in health care, in which the system not only exists to treat but to help people stay well for longer. Why does it matter?

In our previous blog posts, we have covered the journey of uncertainty in childhood cancer both from the persepctive of children as well as from the perspective of parents. As Triumf is getting ready for the start of the next clinical trial, in this post we will share some of the challenges that accompany the diagnosis of pediatric diabetes.

Things are moving fast this year and we try to keep up - not only by providing more and better support for ill children through our Triumf health game but also by delivering more content. And now we are very proud to announce that the Coloring Book is part of our Triumf health game! Keep reading to learn more about the importance of mindfulness-based techniques in disease management and have a look at our wonderful Coloring Book!