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Effectiveness of a Fire Disaster PFA Simulation Game: A Single-Blinded Trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

Yun-Jung Choi Open the ORCID record for Yun-Jung Choi [Opens in a new window]  and
Heewon Song Open the ORCID record for Heewon Song [Opens in a new window]
Yun-Jung Choi
Affiliation:
Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Korea
Heewon Song*
Affiliation:
Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Korea
*
Corresponding author: Heewon Song; Email: won8891@cau.ac.kr
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Abstract

Objective:

As societies become more complex, disasters are increasing in frequency and magnitude. To respond to the psychological problems that may arise in such situations, it is necessary to develop the psychological first aid (PFA) training program that is more engaging for disaster relief workers and less limited in time and space. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a web-based PFA simulation game for disaster relief workers to provide to fire disaster victims.

Methods:

This was a non-randomized controlled experimental study with 30 participants in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group learned through the web-based PFA simulation game developed in this study, and the control group was provided with written educational materials regarding general disaster. The effects of time between groups and interaction between groups were tested.

Results:

Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed significant effects on core competencies in disaster response, self-efficacy, and problem-solving process, and the persistence of the effects was also significantly different.

Conclusion:

The web-based PFA simulation game was found to be effective in improving core competencies in disaster response, self-efficacy, and problem-solving process of disaster relief workers. These results suggest that simulation games can be an effective learning method for learning PFA for disaster relief workers. Since it is difficult to learn through direct participation in disaster situations, a web-based simulation game may be a more effective way to improve and maintain the competence of PFA.

Keywords

disasterspsychological first aiddisaster relief workersWeb-based simulation educationserious game
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e64
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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