An Evidence-Based Serious Game App for Public Education on Antibiotic Use and Resistance: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The misuse and overuse of antibiotics accelerate the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Serious games, any form of games that serve a greater purpose other than entertainment, could augment public education above ongoing health promotion efforts. Hence, we developed an evidence-based educational serious game app-SteWARdS Antibiotic Defence-to educate players on good antibiotic use practices and AMR through a game quest comprising 3 minigames and interaction with the nonplayer characters.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the SteWARdS Antibiotic Defence app in improving the knowledge of, attitude toward, and perceptions (KAP) of appropriate antibiotic use and AMR among the public in Singapore.

Methods

We conducted a 2-arm parall

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413539 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature