Does restoring my ipod touch mean I lose my apps?

I need to restore it to fix a problem I'm having with it. However I'm worried if I do I will lose my apps and any progress I've made on them. Particularly DragonVale and Candy Crush. Any help is appreciated!

Connect your device to your computer and open iTunes. Select your device under the Devices section of iTunes sidebar. Click on the Sync button to sync with iTunes. Note that if you have never synced with iTunes, then anything you have on your device will be replaced by what is in your iTunes Library - which will be nothing. In this case do not sync your device. Instead click on the Backup button.

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