Usability Assessment of the Patient Safety EduGame in Nursing Education
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https://doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2025.v16isupp2.010Abstract
Background: Patient safety is a critical component of nursing education, essential for equipping students with the skills to minimise errors and enhance healthcare outcomes. Traditional teaching methods often struggle to effectively engage students and connect theoretical knowledge with practical application. Educational games (EduGames) have emerged as promising tools to address these gaps by fostering interactive, engaging, and practical learning experiences. Objective: This study evaluates the usability of the Patient Safety EduGame as a tool to enhance patient safety education among nursing students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 undergraduate nursing students at a university in Indonesia. After playing the Patient Safety EduGame, participants fill out the System Usability Scale (SUS) and the Usability Metric for User Experience (UMUX-LITE), two usability metrics for user experience. Descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson correlation, and independent t-tests were used to examine the data in order to assess usability metrics and find differences among subgroups. Results: The mean SUS score was 78.5 (SD = 9.2) and the mean UMUX-LITE score was 73.4 (SD = 10.1). Gender differences were significant for SUS scores (p = 0.04), with female participants reporting higher usability. Technological proficiency significantly influenced usability scores, with higher proficiency correlating with better scores (p < 0.05). A strong positive correlation (r = 0.78, p < 0.001) between SUS and UMUX-LITE scores confirmed convergent validity. Conclusion: The Patient Safety EduGame demonstrates high usability, making it a promising tool for integrating patient safety education into nursing curricula. Future research should explore the long-term educational impact and extend usability testing to broader populations.
Keywords:
EduGames, Gamified Learning, Patient Safety, System Usability Scale (SUS) , Usability Assessment, Usability Metric for User Experience (UMUX-LITE)Downloads
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