Evaluation of a 'serious game' on nursing student knowledge and uptake of influenza vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza is a serious global healthcare issue that is associated with between 290,000 to 650,000 deaths annually. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 'serious game' about influenza, on nursing student attitude, knowledge and uptake of the influenza vaccination.

Methods

1306 undergraduate nursing students were invited, via email, to play an online game about influenza between September 2018 and March 2019. 430 nursing students accessed the game and completed an 8-item questionnaire measuring their attitudes to influenza between September 2018 and March 2019. In April 2019, 356 nursing students from this sample completed a follow-up 2-item questionnaire about their uptake of the influenza vaccination. A larger separate 40-item knowledge questionnai

SUBMITTER: Mitchell G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808644 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature