COMPUTER GAME FOR DIABETES EDUCATION

描述：（改编自申请人的摘要）本提案寻求 开发和评估一个教育电脑游戏的儿童与 糖尿病 目标是传授基本知识和鼓励积极的态度 和行为。 糖尿病主要由患者自己管理;患者 知识和态度是任何治疗成功的关键。 Raya 系统已经创建了一个原型角色扮演电脑游戏来解决这些问题 需求 在这项研究的形成阶段，教育专家和 儿科内分泌学将评估这个原型， 儿科糖尿病病房将播放它。原型将被修改， 这一评价的基础。 在总结阶段， 对住院糖尿病患者的教育进行研究。 在替代月份， 为期四个月，该游戏将用于儿科糖尿病教育 sessions. 儿童、父母和医生将接受调查， 对儿童的知识、态度、沟通与合作的影响 将被观察到。 最终报告将评估游戏的 糖尿病教育的有效性，并将推荐一种设计， 任天堂游戏。 Raya Systems是一家获得授权的任天堂开发商， 第二，任天堂游戏将被编程。 最终产品可 卖给儿科医生和糖尿病儿童的父母。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted From The Applicant's Abstract) This proposal seeks to develop and evaluate an educational computer game for children with diabetes. The goal is to impart essential knowledge and encourage positive attitudes and behaviors. Diabetes is managed largely by patients themselves; patient knowledge and attitude are critical to the success of any treatment. Raya Systems has created a prototype role-playing computer game to address these needs. In the formative phase of this study, experts in education and pediatric endocrinology will evaluate this prototype, and children at a pediatric diabetes ward will play it. The prototype will be modified on the basis of this evaluation. In the summative phase, the impact on inpatient diabetes education will be studied. On alternative months over a four-month period, the game will be used at pediatric diabetes education sessions. Children, parents, and physicians will be surveyed, and the impact on children's knowledge, attitudes, communication and cooperation with peers will be observed. The final report will assess the game's effectiveness for diabetes education and will recommend a design for a Nintendo game. Raya Systems is a licensed Nintendo developer, and in Phase II, the Nintendo game will be programmed. The final product will be marketed to pediatricians and parents with diabetic children.