Effect of a Mobile Game-Based Intervention to Enhance Child Safety: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence supports the effectiveness of serious games in health education, but little is known about their effects on the psychosocial well-being of children in the general population.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the potential of a mobile game-based safety education program in improving children's safety and psychosocial outcomes.

Methods

Safe City is a mobile roleplaying game specifically designed to educate children in Hong Kong about safety. This randomized controlled trial included 340 children in grades 4 through 6. Intervention arm participants (n=170) were instructed to play the Safe City mobile game for 4 weeks, whereas control arm participants (n=170) received a safety booklet. All participants completed a survey on safety knowledge an

SUBMITTER: Wong RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902767 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature