Serious Gaming and Gamification Education in Health Professions: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a worldwide shortage of health workers, and this issue requires innovative education solutions. Serious gaming and gamification education have the potential to provide a quality, cost-effective, novel approach that is flexible, portable, and enjoyable and allow interaction with tutors and peers.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of serious gaming/gamification for health professions education compared with traditional learning, other types of digital education, or other serious gaming/gamification interventions in terms of patient outcomes, knowledge, skills, professional attitudes, and satisfaction (primary outcomes) as well as economic outcomes of education and adverse events (secondary outcomes).

Methods

SUBMITTER: Gentry SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature