TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Effects of a Mobile Application for Safety Incident Prevention among Hospitalized Korean Children
T2 - A pilot Study of Feasibility and Acceptability
AU - Han, Jihee
AU - Oh, Won Oak
AU - Park, Il Tae
AU - Lee, Anna
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (grant number NRF- 2016R1A2B1015455 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Purpose: This study aimed to describe the development, feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a safety incident prevention program using the Safe Kids Hospital (SKH) application (app) among hospitalized Korean children aged 3–6 years. Design and methods: Through a literature review of studies on the development of mobile apps for child safety education, reference to educational apps on YouTube, and discussions among the research team, the SKH, a 2D game-based learning app, was developed. The SKH makes use of hospital pictures from the Hospital Safe Scale-Kids (HSS-Kids) test, a structured pictorial questionnaire that measures hospitalized children's safety awareness. This study was a pilot test of the SKH app in an urban Korean medical center. A one-group pre-posttest design was used to evaluate the effect of the SKH app among 30 child-caregiver (parent or grandparent) pairs using the HSS-Kids. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore participants' experiences related to using the app. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed with t-test and content analysis, respectively. Results: The mean age of the children was 4.5 years. Their level of safety awareness increased after the safety incident prevention program using the SKH app (M = 17.80, 24.53; t = 6.275, p < 0.001). Participants considered the app easy to use and a fun way of learning, expressing overall satisfaction with the education program. Conclusions: The effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of the SKH app were established. Practice implications: The SKH app is a promising educational method in pediatric settings.
AB - Purpose: This study aimed to describe the development, feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a safety incident prevention program using the Safe Kids Hospital (SKH) application (app) among hospitalized Korean children aged 3–6 years. Design and methods: Through a literature review of studies on the development of mobile apps for child safety education, reference to educational apps on YouTube, and discussions among the research team, the SKH, a 2D game-based learning app, was developed. The SKH makes use of hospital pictures from the Hospital Safe Scale-Kids (HSS-Kids) test, a structured pictorial questionnaire that measures hospitalized children's safety awareness. This study was a pilot test of the SKH app in an urban Korean medical center. A one-group pre-posttest design was used to evaluate the effect of the SKH app among 30 child-caregiver (parent or grandparent) pairs using the HSS-Kids. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore participants' experiences related to using the app. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed with t-test and content analysis, respectively. Results: The mean age of the children was 4.5 years. Their level of safety awareness increased after the safety incident prevention program using the SKH app (M = 17.80, 24.53; t = 6.275, p < 0.001). Participants considered the app easy to use and a fun way of learning, expressing overall satisfaction with the education program. Conclusions: The effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of the SKH app were established. Practice implications: The SKH app is a promising educational method in pediatric settings.
KW - Child
KW - Child health
KW - Hospitalized
KW - Mobile application
KW - Patient education as topic
KW - Patient safety
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.09.022
DO - 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.09.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 31672260
AN - SCOPUS:85074428509
SN - 0882-5963
VL - 51
SP - e69-e76
JO - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
JF - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
ER -