Palliative medicine education-bed race, the end of life board game in undergraduates

Harris, Dylan G. and Atkinson, Clea 2021. Palliative medicine education-bed race, the end of life board game in undergraduates. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 11 , pp. 411-417. 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003015

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Abstract

Background Educational board games facilitate active learning to conceptualise knowledge, and, promote collaborative learning and team work. Despite increasing interest in them, use in palliative and end of life care has been very limited to date. Method In ‘Bed race, The End of Life Game’, participants are divided into four teams who move a model hospital bed around a board to collect items (syringe driver; Do Not Attempt Resuscitation form; oral hydration gel; a ‘heart’; Just In Case medicines). To obtain items at themed ‘checkpoints’, each team needs to answer quiz questions, which require application of clinical knowledge and/or communication skills. Pregame and postgame quiz scores and feedback were collected from 12 game sessions involving 251 year 5 medical students. Results 169 (67%) of students completed pregame and postgame anonymous quiz questions and free-text feedback. Postgame quiz scores were higher for each topic, and the difference in the paired pregame and postgame questionnaires was statistically significant (p<0.05). Themes from the free-text feedback included ‘engaging and fun’; ‘relevant learning’; ‘peer learning and team work’. Conclusions Educational board games are not a new panacea for education, but the concept can be successfully applied in palliative care.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN:	2045-435X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 October 2021
Date of Acceptance:	12 August 2021
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 18:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/144603

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