Cutumisu Maria, Schmölzer Georg M
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2, Canada.
Centre for the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB T5H 3V9, Canada.
Children (Basel). 2024 Jan 30;11(2):174. doi: 10.3390/children11020174.
Neonatal resuscitation is a skill set that comprises procedures, assessment, decision-making, communication, and teamwork. It is used in an emergency situation in the delivery room with the aim of supporting newborn infants who are not able to begin breathing on their own. Thus, healthcare providers need to refresh their neonatal resuscitation skills periodically, according to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, to ensure that they can react quickly and effectively in emergency situations. The RETAIN digital game simulator was designed to enable healthcare providers to practice their neonatal resuscitation skills. To evaluate the effectiveness of this game in a laboratory setting, a randomized control trial sampled 42 paramedics who completed a pre-test, were randomly assigned to watch a traditional lecture video on the neonatal resuscitation procedure or to play a novel digital game simulation on the same topic, and then completed a following test. A two-way mixed ANOVA revealed a statistically significant improvement in paramedics' neonatal resuscitation performance over time, which did not differ between conditions. Thus, digital games can provide an enjoyable alternative to traditional practices in refreshing neonatal resuscitation knowledge.
新生儿复苏是一套包含操作程序、评估、决策、沟通和团队协作的技能。它用于产房的紧急情况，旨在帮助无法自主开始呼吸的新生儿。因此，根据新生儿复苏项目，医疗保健人员需要定期更新他们的新生儿复苏技能，以确保他们在紧急情况下能够迅速有效地做出反应。RETAIN数字游戏模拟器旨在让医疗保健人员练习他们的新生儿复苏技能。为了在实验室环境中评估这款游戏的效果，一项随机对照试验抽取了42名护理人员，他们先完成了一项预测试，然后被随机分配观看关于新生儿复苏程序的传统讲座视频或玩关于同一主题的新型数字游戏模拟，之后再完成一项后续测试。一项双向混合方差分析显示，随着时间的推移，护理人员的新生儿复苏表现有统计学上的显著改善，且不同条件之间没有差异。因此，数字游戏可以为更新新生儿复苏知识的传统做法提供一种有趣的替代方式。
