A systematic review of 'equity-focused' game-based learning in the teaching of health staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An unequal distribution of the social determinants of health drives health inequalities. Existing training fails to communicate the impossible circumstances that disadvantaged groups face. Game-based learning is increasingly used as an innovative method with the potential to enhance health staff's ability to address health inequalities, but its effectiveness is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of 'equity-focused' game-based learning in training health staff.

Study design

Systematic Review.

Methods

Three databases (Ovid Medline, Embase, Web of Science) and a citation search were systematically searched for articles from January 2010 to July 2023, reporting on effectiveness of 'equity-focused' game-based

SUBMITTER: Allan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10820634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature