The effectiveness of a digital game to improve public perception of dementia: A pretest-posttest evaluation

The global impact of dementia is a key healthcare priority, and although it is possible to live well with dementia, public perception is often negative. Serious digital games are becoming a credible delivery method to educate/train individuals in the business and health sectors and to challenge perceptions. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital game prototype on individual attitudes towards dementia. A digital game to improve public knowledge and understanding about dementia (www.dementiagame.com) was co-designed with people living with dementia and student nurses. The Game was evaluated using a pretest-posttest design. Participants for the evaluation were recruited via social media in one UK university and completed the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) before and after playing the game. Overall, 457 individuals completed both pre and post test questionnaires. The total ADQ score demonstrated a significant improvement in positive attitudes (p < 0.001), and both subscales of Hope and Recognition of Personhood also saw significant improvements (p < 0.001). The use of a serious digital game has demonstrated a significant effect on the respondents’ perceptions of dementia. Overall, there was a more positive view of the abilities of people with dementia and what their capabilities were. They were also more likely to be recognised as unique individuals with the same values as any other person. The benefit of using digital gaming to improve perceptions of dementia has been demonstrated, nonetheless further research is required to reach a more diverse population and test as a Randomised Control Trial to provide definitive evidence for use in policy and practice.

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Attitudes Toward Aging and Death Anxiety: Aging and Death Class

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/6xyn-v0j2-eaut-yf2v ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 59-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jennifer Davis-Berman

Keyword(s):

Death Anxiety ◽

Death And Dying ◽

Fear Of Death ◽

Course Development ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Attitudes Toward Aging ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Aging Class

Attitudes toward aging and fear of death were examined and compared before and after completion of a course on aging or a course on death and dying. Dramatic decreases in fear of death were observed in both classes at post-test. Despite the reduction in fear, the death class maintained negative attitudes toward aging. The aging class, however, managed to maintain positive attitudes toward older adults, while at the same time reducing death anxiety. Contradictions with the existing literature are discussed, and implications are presented for course development and implementation.

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Advocacy Training as a Way to Increase Dementia Literacy Among College Students

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.180 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 55-55

Author(s):

Tsuann Kuo

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Action Plan ◽

Family Members ◽

Action Plans ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

College Age ◽

Dementia Patients ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Global Action ◽

Post Test

Abstract In 2017, WHO passed the Global Action Plan on Dementia and declared the effort to increase dementia literacy around the world. Although dementia is mostly associated with older adults, the prevalent rate of the early on-set and the need to take care of people with dementia has mostly fallen on younger family members. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop an intervention aiming to increase dementia awareness among college students. Through training and action plans, 85 university students from 9 different departments formed 12 groups to develop creatively and to conduct advocacy or public education in various communities. A questionnaire of pre- and post-test was conducted after students had completed their action plans. The response rate was 86% and the results were three-folds: (1) 31% of the students had someone in the family with dementia; (2) 35% of the students indicated that they were familiar with dementia; and (3) the pre- and post-scores on dementia awareness (p<0.001) and dementia attitudes (p<0.001) had significant improvement. This study demonstrated that there is a need to start the effort to increase dementia literacy because one-third of college-age students might be potential caregivers for their family loved ones with dementia. Preparing the students before graduating from college is a good entry because they can become health professionals to take better care of dementia patients and their family members. In conclusion, policy and practice implications will be discussed so the communities can become more dementia friendly in the future.

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Pelatihan TOEIC untuk siswi-siswi Tata Busana SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta

Indonesian Journal of Community Services ◽

10.30659/ijocs.1.2.134-143 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 134

Author(s):

Luluk Iswati

Keyword(s):

Language Proficiency ◽

English Language ◽

Constant Score ◽

International Communication ◽

School Year ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

English Competence ◽

The Government

Kegiatan Program Kemitraan Masyarakat (PKM) ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kompetensi Bahasa Inggris siswi-siswi Tata Busana SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo dengan memberikan pelatihan TOEIC (Test of English as an International Communication). TOEIC merupakan standar alat ukur kemampuan Bahasa Inggris siswa-siswi lulusan SMK yang telah diterapkan oleh pemerintah melalui Kemendikbud. Sebagai jurusan yang baru dibuka di tahun ajaran 2017/2018, Jurusan Tata Busana SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo belum pernah mengadakan pelatihan maupun tes TOEIC untuk meningkatkan serta mengukur kemampuan Bahasa Inggris para siswanya. Pelatihan ini dilaksanakan selama 17 pertemuan, dimana 2 pertemuan diantaranya digunakan untuk pre-dan post-test TOEIC bagi para peserta. Sebanyak 13 peserta tercatat sebagai peserta pelatihan ini. Pre-test dan post-test dilaksanakan untuk mengukur capaian skor peserta sebelum dan setelah pelatihan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa dari 13 peserta pelatihan, 3 peserta tidak masuk selama pelatihan dan tidak mengikuti pre dan post-test (tidak aktif), 4 peserta hanya mengikuti post-test, 3 peserta mengalami kenaikan skor, 2 peserta mengalami penurunan skor, dan 1 peserta skornya tetap. Secara keseluruhan dapat disimpulkan bahwa meskipun hasilnya tidak signifikan, ada sikap dan hal positif yang ditunjukkan para peserta. Indikatornya adalah jumlah peserta post-test yang meningkat (10 orang) dibandingkan pada saat pre-test (6 orang) sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa motivasi peserta naik, dan jumlah peserta yang mengalami kenaikan skor (3 orang) lebih banyak daripada peserta yang mengalami penurunan skor (2 orang), sehingga bisa dikatakan bahwa pelatihan ini cukup efektif untuk menaikkan kompetensi Bahasa Inggris para peserta. �Kata kunci: TOEIC; kompetensi Bahasa Inggris; SMK�Abstract This Community Partnership Service activity aimed to improve the competence of English students at SMK (Vocational High School) Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo by conducting TOEIC (Test of English and International Communication) training. TOEIC is a standard of English language proficiency measurement for SMK graduates who have been set by the government through the Ministry of Education and Culture. As a new department opened in the 2017/2018 school year, the Department of Clothing of SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo has never held a TOEIC training nor TOEIC test to improve and measure the English language skills of its students. In this program, the training was held for 17 meetings, of which 2 meetings were used for the TOEIC pre-and post-test for the participants. A total of 13 participants were listed as participants in this training. Pre-test and post-test were carried out to measure participants' scores before and after training. The results showed that out of 13 training participants, 3 participants did not participate in the training nor did they �participate in the pre and post-test (inactive), 4 participants only followed the post-test, 3 participants got an increased score, 2 participants got a decreased score, and 1 participant got a constant score. Overall, it can be concluded that even though the results are not significant, there are positive attitudes and things shown by the participants. The indicator is the increasing number of post-test participants (10 people) compared to the pre-test (6 people) so that it can be said that the participants' motivation rises, and the number of participants who got an increased score (3 people) is more than the participants who got a decreased score (2 people,) so that it can be said that this training is quite effective in increasing the English competence of the participants.�Keywords: TOEIC; English competence; vocational school

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PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN KESEHATAN MELALUI EDUKASI PENATALAKSANAAN KEGAWATDARURATAN

Prosiding SENAPENMAS ◽

10.24912/psenapenmas.v0i0.15061 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 621

Author(s):

Alya Dwiyana ◽

Decven Angela ◽

Agnes Marcella

Keyword(s):

Health And Safety ◽

First Aid ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Safety Factors ◽

Emergency Education ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

First Aid Training ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Unnecessary Death

Education related to emergency cases and their management are very important and practical; in order to increase the number of people, particularly students, who are trained in handling first aid in emergency cases. The purposes of this event are to provide an insight and understanding as well as to socialize first aid skills on emergency cases to lay people. By understanding health and safety factors, positively they can help to prevent unnecessary death. Emergency education and first aid training can increase public knowledge about the potential cases, so that people can implement them in daily life. This will definitely have an impact in increasing positive attitudes on the community. The event is held online using Zoom platform, on Saturday, September 24, 2021 and were attended by 339 participants, mostly medical students. Before and after the presentation, a pretest and a post-test are conducted to assess the knowledge of attending participants regarding emergency education. In general, the participants have better understanding about emergency cases and first aid training after the event.Kegiatan Penyuluhan Kesehatan Masyarakat (PKM) berupa edukasi terkait kasus gawat darurat serta tatalaksananya tentunya merupakan hal yang sangat penting dan bermanfaat. Sasaran kegiatan ini adalah terjadinya peningkatan jumlah orang yang terlatih, terutama dikalangan mahasiswa, dalam melakukan tindakan pertolongan pertama pada kasus gawat darurat. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah memberikan wawasan serta pemahaman kepada masyarakat dan mensosialisasikan sejak dini kegiatan pertolongan pertama pada kasus kegawatdaruratan. Dengan demikan, pertolongan dapat dilakukan dengan memperhatikan unsur kesehatan serta keselamatan dengan tujuan dapat mencegah terjadinya kematian. Edukasi serta pelatihan ini dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai kasus gawat darurat yang berdampak pada peningkatan sikap yang positif pada masyarakat, khususnya dalam kasus kegawatdaruratan serta penatalaksanaannya sehingga masyarakat dapat menerapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kegiatan PKM ini dilakukan secara daring (online) dengan menggunakan platformZoom pada hari Sabtu tanggal 25 September 2021 dan diikuti oleh 339 peserta yang sebagian besar dari kalangan mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran. Sebelum dan sesudah penyampaian materi edukasi kasus kegawatdaruratan, dilakukan pretest untuk menilai pengetahuan awal peserta dan post-test bagi peserta untuk menilai pengetahuan setelah mengikuti edukasi terkait kegawatdaruratan. Secara garis besar, terdapat peningkatan pemahaman peserta mengenai tatalaksana kasus kegawatdaruratan (first aid) setelah dilakukan penyuluhan.

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EFFECTS OF EXTENSIVE READING ON EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE

European Journal of English Language Teaching ◽

10.46827/ejel.v6i5.3878 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Vo Thi Thuy Duong ◽

Nguyen Huynh Trang

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Control Group ◽

Extensive Reading ◽

Writing Performance ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Reading Materials ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Experimental Group

Extensive Reading (ER) is considered as a good learning technique to enhance every skill in language learning. It is considered to assist the improvement of other skills of language learners especially English as a Foreign Language (EFL) leaners. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of ER on EFL learners’ writing performance and to identify the EFL learners’ attitude towards the effects of ER on writing performance. The study recruited a group of 59 non-English majors at a public university in Vietnam. The participants were divided into two groups, i.e., experimental group and control group. The participants in the experimental group were assigned extensive reading materials as their homework to support their learning of writing meanwhile the participants in the control group were guided to write without the support of extensive reading materials. To check the differences of the participants’ writing ability before and after the intervention, pre-test and post-test were employed. A questionnaire was also delivered to the experimental group after the treatment. The results from the tests revealed that ER supported EFL learners in their writing performance. The experimental group had more significant enhancement. The results obtained from the questionnaire also indicated that the EFL learners had positive attitudes towards the use of extensive reading materials provided in their writing learning process. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0870/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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See & Eat! Using E-books to Promote Vegetable Eating Among Preschoolers: Findings From an Italian Sample

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.712416 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Marcella Caputi ◽

Katrina May Dulay ◽

Daniela Bulgarelli ◽

Carmel Houston-Price ◽

Giuseppina Cerrato ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Reading Intervention ◽

Book Reading ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

The Family ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Within Subjects ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Italian Sample ◽

Food Fussiness

Different strategies have been developed to help parents with introducing new or disliked vegetables. Nonetheless, many parents of preschoolers struggle against children's refusal to eat vegetables. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of e-books in promoting positive attitudes toward vegetables through repeated visual exposures. A total of 61 families with preschoolers joined the See & Eat study and received an e-book about one of two vegetables chosen from a list of 24. Parents provided ratings of children's willingness to taste, intake, and liking of the chosen vegetables before and after reading the e-book; parents also evaluated their children's food fussiness and their agreement with respect to three mealtime goals of the family. Using a 2 (vegetable: target or non-target) × 2 (time: pre-test or post-test) within-subjects analysis, results from 53 families revealed a significant increase in children's willingness to taste, intake, and liking at post-test of both target and non-target vegetables. Following a two-week parent-child e-book reading intervention, children's food fussiness and parents' endorsement of positive mealtime goals slightly but significantly increased. Results suggest that e-books are effective in encouraging healthy eating among preschoolers and that the positive effect of e-book reading can generalize to other vegetables.

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Implementation of a training program to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and reduce nursing care omissions towards patients with dementia in hospital settings: a mixed-method study protocol

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030459 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. e030459

Author(s):

Melina Evripidou ◽

Anastasios Merkouris ◽

Andreas Charalambous ◽

Evridiki Papastavrou

Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Training Programme ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Before And After ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Missed Care ◽

Nurses Knowledge

IntroductionThere is an evidence showing that when nurses have to allocate their time because of a lack of resources, older patients and especially those with dementia have a secondary care priority. The purpose of this study is to advance the level of knowledge, promote positive attitudes of nurses and reduce care deficits towards people with dementia through the implementation of a training programme. The programme will be enriched by an observational study of the care of patients with dementia to identify areas of missed care.Method and analysisThis study will follow a mixed methodology consisting of three stages: (1) evaluation of the level of nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards dementia care through the use of structured questionnaires, (2) observational study to evaluate nursing care in hospital settings, in order to detect any missed care and (3) quasi-experimental study, with a before-and-after design, through the implementation of the training programme in order to increase nurses’ knowledge, improve attitudes and consequently to promote care for patients with dementia. The data will be analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics with the use of the SPSS V.24.0 and with content analysis as regard to the observational data.Ethics and disseminationThe protocol was approved by the National Bioethics committee and other local committees (ΕΕΒΚ: 2018.01.02). The participants will give their informed consent and the anonymity and confidentiality. Also, the protection of data will be respected. The results of the study will be disseminated in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. If the intervention is successful, the training package will be given to the continuous education unit of the National Professional Association in order to be used on a regular basis.

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Using Wikis To Develop Summary Writing Abilities Of Students In An EFL Class

Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC) ◽

10.19030/tlc.v7i12.951 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (12) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Saovapa Wichadee

Keyword(s):

Cooperative Learning ◽

Learning Experience ◽

English Summary ◽

Writing Ability ◽

First Semester ◽

Summary Writing ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Writing Tests

The research studied and compared students’ English summary writing ability before and after they were taught through wiki, a powerful tool, promoting collaborative learning environments among students. The research design is a kind of one group pre-test post-test. The target group was 35 students who enrolled in EN 111 course (Fundamental English I) in the first semester of the academic year 2010 at Bangkok University. Students in groups of four or five designed a wikispace and worked together for eight weeks in order to produce five pieces of summary written work. The members in each group worked through editing and revision on web pages until the team got a final paper and submitted that to the teacher for evaluation. The instruments used in this study included (1) summary writing tests, (2) a questionnaire surveying their attitudes toward this instruction, and (3) a reflection on cooperative learning through wikis. The results revealed that after the students were taught through wikis pages, their English summary writing mean score of the posttest was higher than that of the pretest and they had positive attitudes towards this learning. Regarding cooperative learning experience, most students thought that this is a new experience to work with the members on-line. They worked very hard; it took many times to read and reread the members’ postings in order to add new information.

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Efficacy of Brain Gym on the Cognitive Function Improvement of People with Dementia

Jurnal Keperawatan Jiwa ◽

10.26714/jkj.8.4.2020.557-564 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 557

Author(s):

Fery Agusman Motuho Mendrofa ◽

Dwi Indah Iswanti ◽

Umi Hani

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

P Value ◽

Brain Gym ◽

Brain Functions ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test

Dementia is a neurodegenerative syndrome caused by a chronic and progressive disorder accompanied by decreased brain function that affects emotions, memory, decision making, behavior and other brain functions that interfere with daily activities. This study aimed to determine differences in cognitive function in elderly dementia before and after brain exercise. This was a quasi-experimental research with one group pre and post-test design conducted in June 2020. The population was residents in some nursing homes in Semarang City. Samples who were willing to participate in research, 60-80 years old, and had Clock Drawing Test score in more than 2 were included for this study. The sample in this study was 63 older adults who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The respondents enrolled in brain gym eight times each morning for 10-15 minutes in 2 weeks. Due to the pandemic, these interventions assisted by facilitators and adhered to health protocols in every interaction. The cognitive function obtained from the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire for pre and post-test. Univariate analysis described cognitive function in the elderly before and after brain exercise. The normality test using Shapiro Wilk showed that the data were normally distributed so that the dependent T-test was carried out to determine the effectiveness of brain exercise therapy on cognitive function in elderly dementia. The mean cognitive function before brain exercise was 6.6, and after brain exercise, it was 8.8. There was a significant difference between cognitive function before and after brain exercise (p-value <o.o5). Brain exercise affects improving cognitive function in older adults with dementia.

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Teachers as users of ICT from the student perspective in higher education flipped classroom classes

Seminar.net ◽

10.7577/seminar.3402 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Erkko T. Sointu ◽

Teemu Valtonen ◽

Laura Hirsto ◽

Jenni Kankaanpää ◽

Markku Saarelainen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Flipped Classroom ◽

Student Perspective ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Pedagogical Skills ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Fast Development ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Difference

The use of information and communication technology (ICT) is important in today’s higher education. ICT has a central role in the skill set students are expected to master during their studies. The fast development of technology poses both possibilities and challenges for teachers. This paper is part of a larger project aimed at implementing the flipped classroom (FC) model and supporting ICT integration in higher education. In this project, teachers receive systematic support for implementing the FC model. The aim of this paper is to investigate how students assess their teachers’ knowledge of pedagogy, content and technology before and after a course using the FC model. In total, 317 students responded to the pre-post-test surveys. The data were analyzed as a single group and separately for students in different year groups. Results indicate that there are statistically significant differences between the results of the pre- and post-tests. Students assess their teachers content-specific pedagogical skills and technological pedagogical skills in teaching their subject higher after the FC courses. Students also perceived their teachers as having more positive attitudes to using technology in teaching. It was found that the difference was more apparent in second-year and higher students. Students perceived FC positively in general.

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