The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial

Objective: to evaluate the impact of a gamified educational intervention on violence against the elderly on the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of university students. Method: a non-randomized clinical trial involving 44 university students from the health sciences, humanities and exact scien...

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Main Authors: Juliana Ribeiro da Silva Vernasque, Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon, Daiana Bonfim, Paula Sales Rodrigues, Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas, Maria José Sanches Marin
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Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2025-08-01
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Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon
Daiana Bonfim
Paula Sales Rodrigues
Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas
Maria José Sanches Marin
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Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon
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description Objective: to evaluate the impact of a gamified educational intervention on violence against the elderly on the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of university students. Method: a non-randomized clinical trial involving 44 university students from the health sciences, humanities and exact sciences, with 22 in the intervention group and 22 in the control group. The intervention group participated in hybrid activities on gamification applied to the topic of violence against the elderly. The evaluation was conducted using thematic cases validated by experts, with statistical analysis using Chi-square and Student’s t tests. Results: the intervention promoted significant differences between the groups in attitudes and perceptions about violence against the elderly. Students in the intervention group were more likely to report cases of neglect and were more aware of how to prevent abuse in public spaces. Conclusion: the gamified intervention was effective in stimulating protective attitudes and ethical perceptions of violence against the elderly, but there was no significant association with the knowledge variable. There is a need for more comprehensive studies that can provide complementary evidence to the results of this study.
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spelling doaj-art-01535ac1e8f1428c80c1e10c19f689c12025-08-20T03:07:35ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452025-08-013310.1590/1518-8345.7874.4662The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trialJuliana Ribeiro da Silva Vernasquehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-1218Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-9899Daiana Bonfimhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0591-0495Paula Sales Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-814XEduardo Federighi Baisi Chagashttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-9082Maria José Sanches Marinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-6941 Objective: to evaluate the impact of a gamified educational intervention on violence against the elderly on the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of university students. Method: a non-randomized clinical trial involving 44 university students from the health sciences, humanities and exact sciences, with 22 in the intervention group and 22 in the control group. The intervention group participated in hybrid activities on gamification applied to the topic of violence against the elderly. The evaluation was conducted using thematic cases validated by experts, with statistical analysis using Chi-square and Student’s t tests. Results: the intervention promoted significant differences between the groups in attitudes and perceptions about violence against the elderly. Students in the intervention group were more likely to report cases of neglect and were more aware of how to prevent abuse in public spaces. Conclusion: the gamified intervention was effective in stimulating protective attitudes and ethical perceptions of violence against the elderly, but there was no significant association with the knowledge variable. There is a need for more comprehensive studies that can provide complementary evidence to the results of this study.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692025000100356&lng=en&tlng=enAgedViolenceUniversitiesElder AbuseAttitudeKnowledge
spellingShingle Juliana Ribeiro da Silva Vernasque
Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon
Daiana Bonfim
Paula Sales Rodrigues
Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas
Maria José Sanches Marin
The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Aged
Violence
Universities
Elder Abuse
Attitude
Knowledge
title The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial
title_full The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial
title_fullStr The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial
title_short The effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification: a non-randomized clinical trial
title_sort effect of an educational intervention for university students on violence against the elderly using gamification a non randomized clinical trial
topic Aged
Violence
Universities
Elder Abuse
Attitude
Knowledge
url http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692025000100356&lng=en&tlng=en
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