Escape-cardio: Gamification in cardiovascular physiotherapy. An observational study

In recent years, innovative educational strategies of learning have appeared, to generate greater motivation in the students. Gamification has become popular in the educational area, including Escape Rooms. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate if this gamification activity led to better know...

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Published in:Nurse education today 2021-11, Vol.106, p.105062-105062, Article 105062
Main Authors: Ferrer-Sargues, Francisco José, Kot Baixauli, Pedro Eugenio, Carmenate-Fernández, Mayelin, Rodríguez-Salvador, Gloria, González Domínguez, José Ángel, Martínez-Olmos, Francisco José, Valtueña-Gimeno, Noemí
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Language:English
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Cardiovascular
Control Groups
Educational Methods
Educational Strategies
Escape
Escape room
Game-based learning
Gamification
Learning Activities
Motivation
Nursing
Nursing education
Observational studies
Physical therapy
Physiotherapy
Polls & surveys
Professional knowledge
Simulation
Students
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Summary:In recent years, innovative educational strategies of learning have appeared, to generate greater motivation in the students. Gamification has become popular in the educational area, including Escape Rooms. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate if this gamification activity led to better knowledge acquisition by the students, improving performance in their final exam. As a secondary objective, we surveyed the satisfaction of the students participating in the Educational Escape Room. An observational study of cases and controls was carried out. We designed an escape room based on the cardiovascular area of physiotherapy, titled Escape-Cardio. We provided scaffolded learning activities through the activity. Primary outcomes corresponded to the students' qualifications and the number of correct answers in the final exam. Qualitative questionnaire results of students of both courses were collected using a self-created survey, which was completed after the activity. 58 students participated in the Escape-Cardio. We observed better performance in the intervention group, improving their average mark and number of correct answers in the exam, with a statistically significant difference compared to the control group (p-value
ISSN:0260-6917
1532-2793
DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105062