Assessing the Impact of a Serious Game (MedSMARxT: Adventures in PharmaCity) in Improving Opioid Safety Awareness Among Adolescents and Parents: Quantitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The opioid crisis continues to worsen across the United States, affecting people of all demographics. Few evidence-based interventions exist for educating families, particularly those with adolescents, about opioid prescription safety. Serious games have demonstrated impacts in improving medication-related outcomes for various health conditions. The characterizing goal of this serious game is to improve opioid safety knowledge and awareness among adolescents and their families.

Objective

This study evaluated the impact of a serious game, MedSMAR_xT: Adventures in PharmaCity, designed to foster opioid safety awareness among adolescents and their parents.

Methods

A national sample of parents and their adolescent children was recruited through Qualtr

SUBMITTER: Abraham O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739249 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature