Patients' Perceptions of a Game About Warfarin and Vitamin K: A Pilot Study

Faddoul, Badia; Kelemen, Arpad; Connerney, Ingrid; Grover, Brian; Hoffman, Janice

doi:10.1089/g4h.2012.0013

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“…Within health care, serious games have been developed for educating both patients and health care professionals. For example, serious games have been tested with the goals of (1) improving patients’ self-care for diabetes, asthma, cancer, and Warfarin use and (2) improving diet, pain, mobility, lifestyle, and health-related knowledge [ 3 , 6 - 9 ]. Within this field, a recent study reported a successful validation of a framework that gamifies self-management of diabetes and its acceptance by patients [ 10 ].…”

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Development, Usability, and Efficacy of a Serious Game to Help Patients Learn About Pain Management After Surgery: An Evaluation Study

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Blöndal²,

Thue³

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BackgroundPostoperative pain is a persistent problem after surgery and can delay recovery and develop into chronic pain. Better patient education has been proposed to improve pain management of patients. Serious games have not been previously developed to help patients to learn how to manage their postoperative pain.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to describe the development of a computer-based game for surgical patients to learn about postoperative pain management and to evaluate the usability, user experience, and efficacy of the game.MethodsA computer game was developed by an interdisciplinary team following a structured approach. The usability, user experience, and efficacy of the game were evaluated using self-reported questionnaires (AttrakDiff2, Postoperative Pain Management Game Survey, Patient Knowledge About Postoperative Pain Management questionnaire), semi-structured interviews, and direct observation in one session with 20 participants recruited from the general public via Facebook (mean age 48 [SD 14]; 11 women). Adjusted Barriers Questionnaire II and 3 questions on health literacy were used to collect background information.ResultsTheories of self-care and adult learning, evidence for the educational needs of patients about pain management, and principles of gamification were used to develop the computer game. Ease of use and usefulness received a median score between 2.00 (IQR 1.00) and 5.00 (IQR 2.00) (possible scores 0-5; IQR, interquartile range), and ease of use was further confirmed by observation. Participants expressed satisfaction with this novel method of learning, despite some technological challenges. The attributes of the game, measured with AttrakDiff2, received a median score above 0 in all dimensions; highest for attraction (median 1.43, IQR 0.93) followed by pragmatic quality (median 1.31, IQR 1.04), hedonic quality interaction (median 1.00, IQR 1.04), and hedonic quality stimulation (median 0.57, IQR 0.68). Knowledge of pain medication and pain management strategies improved after playing the game (P=.001).ConclusionsA computer game can be an efficient method of learning about pain management; it has the potential to improve knowledge and is appreciated by users. To assess the game’s usability and efficacy in the context of preparation for surgery, an evaluation with a larger sample, including surgical patients and older people, is required.

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Development, Usability, and Efficacy of a Serious Game to Help Patients Learn About Pain Management After Surgery: An Evaluation Study

Ingadóttir¹,

Blöndal²,

Thue³

et al. 2017

JMIR Serious Games

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“…The use of serious games in healthcare has been tested with the goal of improving self--care in diabetes, asthma, cancer and Warfarin use, improving diet, pain, mobility, lifestyle and other behavioural changes, as well as health--related knowledge. [14][15][16][17]72 Although inconclusive as yet, many studies have reported positive outcomes. However, methodological problems and differences in learning goals and definitions of outcomes call for larger studies and randomized controlled trials to test the effect on knowledge and self--care behaviour in this new field within patient education.…”

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Learning as a patient : What and how individuals want to learn when preparing for surgery, and the potential use of serious games in their education

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The Influence of Game "Nutrients Hero" For Healthy Diet

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Yudhawanto

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Procedia Computer Science

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Patients' Perceptions of a Game About Warfarin and Vitamin K: A Pilot Study

Abstract: The findings suggest that patients were satisfied with the game, which indicates that adult patients on warfarin are open to game use as an educational tool to learn health information.

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Development, Usability, and Efficacy of a Serious Game to Help Patients Learn About Pain Management After Surgery: An Evaluation Study

Development, Usability, and Efficacy of a Serious Game to Help Patients Learn About Pain Management After Surgery: An Evaluation Study

Learning as a patient : What and how individuals want to learn when preparing for surgery, and the potential use of serious games in their education

The Influence of Game "Nutrients Hero" For Healthy Diet

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