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Education on Preventing Early Childhood Injuries Using a Video Game: The VirtualSafeHome Platform.
- Source :
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Clinical Pediatrics . Feb2024, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p257-262. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Poisonings and household injuries are frequent events among toddlers. We developed VirtualSafeHome (VSH)—a novel self-contained, Internet-based home-safety learning tool—to improve awareness of household hazards. Study aims were to investigate VSH usage characteristics. A prototype, screen-based VSH kitchen was built in Unity and delivered through the web using 3DVista and Wix. Players spot and click 21 embedded hazards. A unique feature is the ability to capture the "child's perspective" in identifying hazards. We recruited a convenience sample of adults in 2021-2022. Outcomes included number of hazards discovered, session duration, and pretest/posttest knowledge scores. Twenty-four adults identified a median 15.5 hazards; median playing time was 1022 seconds. Players reported satisfaction with ease of navigation and game features. Mean pretest/posttest knowledge scores rose from 2.0 to 2.79 (P <.035). A web-enabled video game can provide easily accessed, enjoyable training on home safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HOME accident prevention
*PREVENTION of injury
*HEALTH education
*COMPUTER software
*EVALUATION of human services programs
*COMPUTER assisted instruction
*INTERNET
*VIRTUAL reality therapy
*EXPOSURE therapy
*SATISFACTION
*PEDIATRICS
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*CHILDREN'S accident prevention
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*VIDEO games
*STATISTICAL sampling
*PATIENT education
*WORLD Wide Web
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00099228
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174837510
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228231169262