The Impact of Three Communication Channels on the Dissemination of a Serious Game Designed to Enhance Covid-19 Prevention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15459807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mélanie Suppan (0000-0002-8807-9619, University of Geneva, corresponding author), Loric Stuby (0000-0003-1663-5249, HES-SO Genève), Christophe A Fehlmann (0000-0002-4163-0338, University of Geneva), Mohamed Abbas (0000-0002-7265-1887, University of Geneva), Sophia Achab (0000-0002-3861-3297, Addiction Switzerland), Stephan Harbarth (0000-0002-3551-1025, University of Geneva), Laurent Suppan (0000-0001-6989-6421, University of Geneva) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 10143-10143 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191610143 |
| PMID | 36011774 |
| OpenAlex | W4292295299 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Infection prevention interventions can only be effective if they are both well known and easily accessible. A randomized controlled trial showed that a serious game, "Escape COVID-19", was significantly more effective at improving the intention of adopting adequate infection prevention behavior than regular guidelines among long-term care facility employees. However, less than a fifth of all potential participants were finally recruited in this study. To determine whether a specific communication intervention was more effective than another, we carried out a retrospective analysis of account creation data over a six-month period. During the first period (53 days), information about the serious game was disseminated by a part-time worker. The second period (15 days) corresponded to a press release, while the third period (15 days) reflected an official communication from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. A total of 3995 accounts were created during the study period. Most accounts were created by health care workers (2699/3995, 67.6%). Median daily account creation was highest during the press release period (25; Q1:Q3 9:172) and lowest during the official communication period (6; Q1:Q3 4:20). The association between communication intervention and account creation was statistically significant both when considering the overall population ( p = 0.013) and when only analyzing health care workers ( p = 0.036)
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |