Breaking Health Insurance Knowledge Barriers Through Games: Pilot Test of Health Care America.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Having health insurance is associated with a number of beneficial health outcomes. However, previous research suggests that patients tend to avoid health insurance information and often misunderstand or lack knowledge about many health insurance terms. Health insurance knowledge is particularly low among young adults. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to design and test an interactive newsgame (newsgames are games that apply journalistic principles in their creation, for example, gathering stories to immerse the player in narratives) about health insurance. This game included entry-level information through scenarios and was designed through the collation of national news stories, local personal accounts, and health insurance company information. METHODS:A total of 72 (N=7

SUBMITTER: Champlin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5709658 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature