TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Education on preventing early childhood injuries using a video game: the VirtualSafeHome Platform
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Woolf, Alan D.
A1  - Jacobson, Jeffrey
A1  - Flanagan, Shelby
A1  - Weinstock, Peter
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Poisonings and household injuries are frequent events among toddlers. We developed VirtualSafeHome (VSH)-a novel self-contained, Internet-based home-safety learning tool-to improve awareness of household hazards. Study aims were to investigate VSH usage characteristics. A prototype, screen-based VSH kitchen was built in Unity and delivered through the web using 3DVista and Wix. Players spot and click 21 embedded hazards. A unique feature is the ability to capture the "child's perspective" in identifying hazards. We recruited a convenience sample of adults in 2021-2022. Outcomes included number of hazards discovered, session duration, and pretest/posttest knowledge scores. Twenty-four adults identified a median 15.5 hazards; median playing time was 1022 seconds. Players reported satisfaction with ease of navigation and game features. Mean pretest/posttest knowledge scores rose from 2.0 to 2.79 (P <.035). A web-enabled video game can provide easily accessed, enjoyable training on home safety.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228231169262
ID  - ref1
ER  -