en Health Education Health Education Original Research Original Research <strong>Background: </strong>Nowadays, digital games are not just entertainment, but beside routine treatments, they are used in patient care, especially in patients with diabetes. Application of digital games in patient&rsquo;s education can improve self-management of diabetes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a mobile game (Amoo) implementation on enhancing dietary information in patients with type 2 diabetes.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Methods:</strong> A mobile game (called Amoo), which was developed by researchers of this study, was applied to assess the self-education of patients with diabetes. Sixty patients with type 2 diabetes participated in the study. The participants took part in a pre-intervention test to determine their dietary information. The participants were randomly divided into one of two groups, including the intervention group: played the game for 15 minutes daily for 6 weeks, and the control group: did not involve in the game. A post-intervention test was run to show a possible improvement in dietary information. Data were analyzed using paired t test and suitable non-parametric testes including Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon signed rank tests as well as Spearman and Pearson correlation coefficients via IBM SPSS statistics version 21 (SPSS, v 21.0, IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). A P-value less than 0.05 was considered as a significant level.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Results:</strong> The results indicated a statistically significant difference between the pre and post test scores in the intervention group (p<0.001). However, there was no significant difference in fasting blood sugar (p=0.125).<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The mobile game (Amoo) could enhance the knowledge of patients with type 2 diabetes about food calories and glycemic index. This means that mobile games may serve as an educational aid to these patients. Diabetes, Mobile Game, Education, Mobile-Health 529 534 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-6541-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zahra Koohmareh koohmarezahra@gmail.com 200319475328460063199 200319475328460063199 No Depatment of Health Information Technology, School of Allied Medical Science,Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Majid Karandish karandish-m@ajums.ac.ir 200319475328460063200 200319475328460063200 No Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Ali Mohammad Hadianfard hadianfard-a@ajums.ac.ir 200319475328460063201 200319475328460063201 Yes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran