scholarly journals Nationwide Deployment of a Serious Game Designed to Improve COVID-19 Infection Prevention Practices in Switzerland: Prospective Web-Based Study (Preprint)

10.2196/33003 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Suppan ◽  
Loric Stuby ◽  
Stephan Harbarth ◽  
Christophe Fehlmann ◽  
Sophia Achab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals Impact of a Serious Game on the Intention to Change Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Suppan ◽  
Mohamed Abbas ◽  
Gaud Catho ◽  
Loric Stuby ◽  
Simon Regard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
And Control

BACKGROUND Nursing home residents are at high risk of complications and death due to COVID-19. Lack of resources, both human and material, amplifies the likelihood of contamination in these facilities where a single employee can contaminate dozens of residents and colleagues. Improving the dissemination of and adhesion to infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines is therefore essential. Serious games have been shown to be effective in developing knowledge and in increasing engagement, and could motivate nursing home employees to change their IPC practices. OBJECTIVE Our aim is to assess the impact of “Escape COVID-19,” a serious game designed to enhance knowledge and application of IPC procedures, on the intention of nursing home employees to change their IPC practices. METHODS We will carry out a web-based randomized controlled trial following the CONSORT-EHEALTH (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials of Electronic and Mobile Health Applications and Online Telehealth) guidelines and incorporating relevant elements of CHERRIES (Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys). Participants will be randomized to either the control or the serious game (intervention) group. First, both groups will be asked to answer a questionnaire designed to gather demographic data and assess baseline knowledge. The control group will then receive a quick reminder of the current national guidelines and links to IPC guidelines for health care professionals, while the other group will play the game. Both groups will then have to answer a second questionnaire designed to assess their willingness to change their IPC practices after having followed their respective material. After completing this questionnaire, they will be granted access to the material presented to the group they were not assigned to and receive a course completion certificate. The primary outcome will be the proportion of participants willing to change their IPC practices according to group. Secondary outcomes will include the analysis of specific questions detailing the exact changes considered by the participants. Factors associated with participant willingness or reluctance to change behavior will also be assessed. Attrition will also be assessed at each stage of the study. RESULTS The study protocol has been presented to our regional ethics committee (Req-2020-01262), which issued a declaration of no objection as such projects do not fall within the scope of the Swiss federal law on human research. Data collection began on November 5, 2020, and should be completed by December 4, 2020. CONCLUSIONS This study should determine whether “Escape COVID-19,” a serious game designed to improve compliance with COVID-19 safe practices, modifies the intention to follow IPC guidelines among nursing home employees. CLINICALTRIAL INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/25595

scholarly journals Impact of a Serious Game on the Intention to Change Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

10.2196/25595 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e25595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Suppan ◽  
Mohamed Abbas ◽  
Gaud Catho ◽  
Loric Stuby ◽  
Simon Regard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
And Control

Background Nursing home residents are at high risk of complications and death due to COVID-19. Lack of resources, both human and material, amplifies the likelihood of contamination in these facilities where a single employee can contaminate dozens of residents and colleagues. Improving the dissemination of and adhesion to infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines is therefore essential. Serious games have been shown to be effective in developing knowledge and in increasing engagement, and could motivate nursing home employees to change their IPC practices. Objective Our aim is to assess the impact of “Escape COVID-19,” a serious game designed to enhance knowledge and application of IPC procedures, on the intention of nursing home employees to change their IPC practices. Methods We will carry out a web-based randomized controlled trial following the CONSORT-EHEALTH (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials of Electronic and Mobile Health Applications and Online Telehealth) guidelines and incorporating relevant elements of CHERRIES (Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys). Participants will be randomized to either the control or the serious game (intervention) group. First, both groups will be asked to answer a questionnaire designed to gather demographic data and assess baseline knowledge. The control group will then receive a quick reminder of the current national guidelines and links to IPC guidelines for health care professionals, while the other group will play the game. Both groups will then have to answer a second questionnaire designed to assess their willingness to change their IPC practices after having followed their respective material. After completing this questionnaire, they will be granted access to the material presented to the group they were not assigned to and receive a course completion certificate. The primary outcome will be the proportion of participants willing to change their IPC practices according to group. Secondary outcomes will include the analysis of specific questions detailing the exact changes considered by the participants. Factors associated with participant willingness or reluctance to change behavior will also be assessed. Attrition will also be assessed at each stage of the study. Results The study protocol has been presented to our regional ethics committee (Req-2020-01262), which issued a declaration of no objection as such projects do not fall within the scope of the Swiss federal law on human research. Data collection began on November 5, 2020, and should be completed by December 4, 2020. Conclusions This study should determine whether “Escape COVID-19,” a serious game designed to improve compliance with COVID-19 safe practices, modifies the intention to follow IPC guidelines among nursing home employees. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/25595

Nationwide Deployment of a Serious Game Designed to Improve COVID-19 Infection Prevention Practices: Prospective Web-Based Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Suppan ◽  
Loric Stuby ◽  
Stephan Harbarth ◽  
Christophe Fehlmann ◽  
Sophia Achab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Willingness To Recommend ◽  
And Control

BACKGROUND Regular or too aggressive COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) campaigns might prove inefficient and could even turn out to be counterproductive because of the rather high degree of mistrust towards the authorities. Serious games represent an original, engaging, and potentially effective way of disseminating COVID-19 IPC guidelines. OBJECTIVE Escape COVID-19, a serious game designed to teach COVID-19 IPC practices, was previously validated in nursing home personnel. The objective of this study was to identify the factors facilitating or impeding the intention of changing IPC behavior after following this game in a larger and more heterogeneous population after national rollout. METHODS This fully-automated prospective web-based study, compliant with the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES), was conducted in all 3 main language regions of Switzerland. After creating an account on a specific web platform, participants were asked to fill in a short demographic questionnaire before accessing the serious game. A second questionnaire was then displayed and had to be completed to obtain a course completion certificate. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants reporting they were willing to change their IPC behavior. Secondary outcomes were the IPC areas affected by this willingness and the presumed evolution in the use of specific personal protective equipment items. The elements associated with the intention of changing IPC behavior, or lack thereof, were also assessed. Other secondary outcomes were the subjective perceptions regarding length, difficulty, meaningfulness and usefulness of the serious game, impression of engagement and of boredom while playing it, and willingness to recommend its use to friends or colleagues. RESULTS From March 9th to June 9th 2021, a total of 3’227 accounts were created on the platform and 1’104 participants (34.2%) completed the post-game questionnaire. A total of 509 participants (46.1%) answered that they intended to change their IPC behavior after playing the game. Among the others, most (86%, 512/595) answered that they were already applying these guidelines. Participants who followed the German version were less likely to intend to change their IPC behavior (OR 0.48 [95%CI 0.24 to 0.96], P=.038) and found the game less engaging (P<.001). Conversely, participants aged 53 years or older had a stronger intention of changing IPC behavior (OR 2.07 [95%CI 1.44 to 2.97], P<.001). CONCLUSIONS "Escape COVID-19" is a useful tool to enhance correct IPC measures on a national scale, even after 2 COVID-19 pandemic waves. However, its impact was affected by language, age category, and previous educational training, and adaptations should be performed to enhance its impact on specific populations.

Web-based resources for critical care education. The EVIDENCE Crash Course: A Web-based interactive e-course on infection prevention for critical care clinicians

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 2202-2203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia O. Labeau ◽  
Dominique M. Vandijck ◽  
Nele Brusselaers ◽  
Koenraad Vandewoude ◽  
Dirk P. Vogelaers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Care Education

scholarly journals A web-based serious game about self-protection for COVID-19 prevention: Development and usability testing

Comunicar ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (69) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Ming Su ◽  
Yi-Ching Yang ◽  
Tzu-Nin Weng ◽  
Meng-Jhen Li ◽  
Chi-Jane Wang
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Feedback Mechanism ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Self Protection

The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise rapidly in many countries despite vaccination. The best way to counter the spread of COVID-19 is self-protection. This study documents the development of a web-based serious game (WSG-COVID-19.SP) to promote effective learning strategies for self-protection against COVID-19 and to test the game’s content validity and usability. WSG-COVID-19.SP was developed using situated learning theory and diagnostic feedback mechanism. The game includes six situation storylines with 17 learning objectives. It uses a problem-solving approach to foster practices such as wearing masks, washing hands, and social distancing. Portfolio analysis was used to diagnose learning problems and report on the learning process. An overall summary index—the scale-level content validity index (S-CVI)—was used to evaluate content validity. Usability was tested through a website survey from 71 students from one university to gauge their technological acceptance and the game’s capability to promote future self-protection behaviors. The S-CVI was 0.81. Usability and acceptability were neither related to the users’ college major (whether it is information technology-related) nor to gender. Among the respondents, 84.5% agreed to continue with the self-protection practice as they were motivated by the real-time diagnostic function. The WSG-COVID-19.SP game system has adequate content validity and a high user satisfaction rating. Los casos de COVID-19 siguen aumentando rápidamente en muchos países a pesar de la vacunación. La mejor forma de combatirlo es la protección personal. En este estudio desarrollamos un juego serio de la web (WSG-COVID-19.SP) para promover las estrategias de aprendizaje para protegerse contra el COVID-19. También probamos la validez y usabilidad del sistema. WSG-COVID-19.SP fue desarrollado de acuerdo a la teoría situada de aprendizaje y retroalimentación diagnóstica. Contiene seis historias con 17 objetivos de aprendizaje. Se usa un enfoque de resolución de problemas para promover el uso de mascarillas, lavado de manos y distanciamiento social. Se usó el análisis de portafolio para identificar los problemas y el proceso de aprendizaje. El índice global de validez de contenido de la escala (S-CVI) fue utilizado para evaluar su eficacia. La usabilidad fue probada mediante una encuesta de web de 71 estudiantes de una universidad para evaluar su aceptación tecnológica y la capacidad del juego para promover la protección personal. El S-CVI era 0,81. La usabilidad y aceptabilidad no correspondían con la especialización del usuario (ya sea que esté relacionada con la tecnología de la información) ni con el género. Un 84,5% de los usuarios quería continuar la práctica porque estaban motivados por los resultados diagnósticos. WSG-COVID-19.SP exhibe un contenido válido y una alta satisfacción del usuario.

scholarly journals eMedOffice: A web-based collaborative serious game for teaching optimal design of a medical practice

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hannig ◽  
Nicole Kuth ◽  
Monika Özman ◽  
Stephan Jonas ◽  
Cord Spreckelsen
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals Virtual Fire Evacuation Drills through a Web-Based Serious Game

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11284
Author(s):  
Yajun Yang ◽  
Zhen Xu ◽  
Yingying Wu ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Ruizhuo Song
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
System Framework ◽  
Evacuation Time ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
Fire Evacuation ◽  
Evacuation Drills ◽  
Safety Evacuation

Evacuation capacity is very important in building fire. In order to improve the safety evacuation capacity of occupants, a web-based serious game for virtual fire evacuation drills is proposed. As a prototype of the serious game, a stand-alone system for virtual drill had been developed. On this basis, the system framework of the serious game is first designed for web-based training, including the database, front and back ends. Secondly, an optimization solution including fire scenes and web codes is designed for smooth rendering performance. Lastly, a solution is designed to visualize the evacuation paths of numerous trainees, which can be used to reveal the evacuation rules, and an evaluation model of evacuation performance is created considering the features of evacuation paths and fire hazards, to provide comprehensive feedback for trainees. Thus, a convenient and accessible web-based serious game was developed. More than 100 people participated in the online virtual evacuation drill of a dormitory building fire. Through the drills, the average evacuation time of the trainees decreases from 79.77 s to 54.32 s, and the safety scores of the trainees improve from 74.71 to 81.21. Therefore, the evacuation abilities of trainees gradually improve, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the drill. Consequently, virtual fire drills using a web-based serious game can play an important role in improving the evacuation ability.

scholarly journals Serious Gaming as an Additional Learning Tool for Medical Education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
mehmet emin aksoy ◽  
mehmet erhan sayali
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Serious Gaming ◽  
Additional Tool ◽  
Computer Based

Background Computer-based learning methodologies have become more prevalent in the last decade. Web based serious gaming and virtual patients are novel in medical education, which have the potential to become important tools to improve today's medical students' knowledge and performance.Methods A total of 81 medical students participated in our study. They were either assigned to an intervention group or a control group . The intervention group completed a serious game module designed for Basic Life Support education. The control group received a theoretical lecture on the same content. On the next day both groups received simulation-based hands-on training for BLS using the same criteria. All students were assessed with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) the following week. Results There was no difference between the intervention group that used a web based serious game module for BLS and the control group that received a standard theoretical lecture from the faculty. Discussion and Conclusion Computer based interactive serious games seem to present a favourable additional tool for medical education. OSCE results imply, that the use of serious games as a self-learning strategy can be as useful as theoretical lectures; which means that it is saving time of learners and educators

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