%0 Journal Article %T Effect of using gamification and augmented reality in mechanical ventilation unit of critical care nursing on nurse students' knowledge, motivation, and self-efficacy: A randomized controlled trial. %A Othman SY %A Ghallab E %A Eltaybani S %A Mohamed AM %J Nurse Educ Today %V 142 %N 0 %D 2024 Aug 5 %M 39116661 %F 3.906 %R 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106329 %X BACKGROUND: Gamification and augmented reality (AR) are innovative teaching modalities. Research on the effects of combining these two strategies in nursing education is scarce.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of the combined use of gamification and AR in teaching mechanical ventilation (MV) on nurse students' knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, and satisfaction.
METHODS: Randomized controlled trial.
METHODS: A conveniently selected faculty of nursing in Egypt.
METHODS: A total of 410 nurse students.
METHODS: Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group (205 in each). Kahoot games and AR were used in the intervention group, whereas a traditional lecture was applied in the control group. The outcomes included levels of students' knowledge, learning motivation, self-efficacy, and satisfaction.
RESULTS: Mixed design repeated-measures ANOVA test revealed a statistically significant difference in knowledge test scores within-subject over time (p-value [effect size]: <0.001 [0.515]), between-subject due to the main effect of interventions (<0.001 [0.146]), and within-between interaction effect of group and time (<0.001 [0.515]). After using Kahoot and AR, the total mean self-efficacy score was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (<0.001 [0.662]). The total median motivation score was significantly higher for the Kahoot and the AR groups compared with the traditional lecture (<0.001 [0.558]).
CONCLUSIONS: Kahoot games and AR significantly increased nurse students' knowledge, motivation, and self-efficacy compared with traditional MV learning classes. Nursing educators need to incorporate Kahoot and AR in their pedagogies to enhance nurse students' satisfaction and development.