Effectiveness of Game-Based Learning in Pain Management Education for Nursing Students

TC Erciyes University95 enrolled

Overview

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of game-based learning on undergraduate nursing students' pain management knowledge, learning motivation, and educational satisfaction. Background: Pain management is a core nursing competency. Although game-based learning is increasingly used in nursing education, evidence regarding its effectiveness in pain management education remains limited. Design: Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Methods: Undergraduate nursing students were randomly assigned to either a game-based learning or traditional education group. Pain management knowledge, learning motivation, and educational satisfaction were assessed immediately after the intervention and at a two-week follow-up.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Management Satisfaction Motivation Knowledge

game-based learningOTHER

Participants received game-based education on pain management through a digital escape room game.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. being a second-year nursing student, 2. owning a mobile phone with an internet connection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. having previously taken a course/class on pain, 2. incompletely filling out data collection forms, 3. declining to participate in the study.

Locations (1)

Erciyes University

Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge score

The performance of all students included in this study regarding the pain management and nursing care course will be evaluated using a 10-item knowledge test. The students will complete the test after the course has been completed. The test scores will range from 0 to 100. Higher scores will indicate a higher level of knowledge.

Time frame: change from baseline knowledge score after at two week

Secondary Outcomes

learning motivation

The level of motivation regarding the pain management and nursing care course will be evaluated using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The VAS will be scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. The students will indicate their level of motivation regarding the course using the VAS. Higher scores on the VAS will indicate a higher level of motivation.

Time frame: change from baseline motivation score after at two week

Educational satisfaction

The level of satisfaction regarding the pain management and nursing care course will be evaluated using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The VAS will be scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. The students will indicate their level of satisfaction with the course using the VAS. Higher scores on the VAS will indicate a higher level of satisfaction.

Time frame: change from baseline satisfaction score after at two week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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