Tutorless board game as an alternative to tabletop exercise for disaster response training: perception of interaction engagement and behavioral intention

Although tabletop exercise is a commonly used method for disaster response training, it is labor-intensive, requires a tutor for facilitation and may not be ideal in a pandemic situation. Board game is a low-cost and portable alternative that can be utilized for this purpose. The purpose of this stu...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2023-06, Vol.23 (1), p.432-432, Article 432
Main Authors: Chew, Keng Sheng, Wong, Shirly Siew-Ling, Tarazi, Izzah Safiah Binti, Koh, Janet Weilly, Ridzuan, Nor Azeriyatul 'Ain Binti, Wan Allam, Syed Azrai Shah Bin
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Aftershocks
Basic Skills
Behavioral intention
Board game
Classrooms
Disaster training
Disasters
Educational Status
Emergency management
Emergency medical care
Exercise
Factor Analysis
Games
Gamification
Humans
Intention
Interaction engagement
Learning
Learning activities
Mechanics
Medical education
Medical students
Perception
Perceptions
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Skills
Teaching Methods
Training
Tutors
Validity
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Summary:Although tabletop exercise is a commonly used method for disaster response training, it is labor-intensive, requires a tutor for facilitation and may not be ideal in a pandemic situation. Board game is a low-cost and portable alternative that can be utilized for this purpose. The purpose of this study was to compare the perception of interaction engagement and behavioral intention to use a newly developed board game with tabletop exercise for disaster training. Using the Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics' (MDA) framework, a new, tutorless educational board game known as the Simulated Disaster Management And Response Triage training ("SMARTriage") was first developed for disaster response training. Subsequently, the perceptions of 113 final year medical students on the "SMARTriage" board game was compared with that of tabletop exercise using a crossover design. Using Wilcoxon signed rank test, it was that found that tabletop exercise was generally rated significantly higher (with p 
ISSN:1472-6920
1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-023-04356-4