Effectiveness of a Gamification-Based Intervention for Learning a Structured Handover System Among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Effective clinical handover is a critical component of nursing care, particularly in mental health settings, where the transfer of clinical and behavioral information is essential for both patients' and health personnel's safety. Gamification has emerged as a promising strategy to enhance clinical education, yet few interventions have focused specifically on mental health care contexts. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a serious game designed to teach the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) handover framework to undergraduate nursing students through a psychiatric care unit scenario. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-post design was employed with a convenience sample of 48 nursing students from a Northern Italian un

SUBMITTER: Parozzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12472369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature