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1Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Western Journal of Nursing Research
|August 1, 1994
Summary
Educational games can effectively teach children about health and disease prevention. A study showed sixth graders improved knowledge of heart disease and cancer risk factors after playing a board game.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Nursing Education
- Child Health Promotion
Background:
- Primary prevention and health promotion are crucial in Canada, particularly for noncommunicable chronic diseases linked to early-life behaviors.
- Effective health education for children is vital for public health success, necessitating the development and evaluation of innovative teaching strategies.
- Educational games offer a promising, developmentally appropriate method for nursing interventions in school settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational board game as a primary prevention teaching strategy for sixth-grade students.
- To assess the impact of the game on children's knowledge of anatomy, physiology, diet, and lifestyle risk factors for heart disease and cancer.
Main Methods:
- A pretest-posttest control group design was employed.
- The study involved 23 sixth-grade children in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- An educational board game was used as the primary intervention in the experimental group.
Main Results:
- The experimental group demonstrated significant gains in knowledge regarding anatomy and physiology.
- Participants showed significant improvements in understanding diet and lifestyle risk factors for heart disease and cancer.
- The board game proved effective in enhancing health-related knowledge among children.
Conclusions:
- Educational games are an efficient and effective tool for primary prevention and health promotion in children.
- Board games can be successfully integrated into school settings to deliver nursing interventions.
- This approach supports the development of health-promoting habits from an early age.
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