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How a video game can help improve doctors’ decisions
Doctors who played Night Shift under-triaged severely injured older adults less often, with rates of 49% versus 57% in a yearlong study.
- A study published in JAMA found that 800 emergency doctors who played the "Night Shift" video game reduced under-triage rates for severely injured older adults to 49%, compared to 57% for those receiving standard training.
- Older adults are under-triaged 70% of the time, prompting Dr. Deepika Mohan of the University of Pittsburgh to develop "Night Shift" with Pittsburgh-based Schell Games in 2016 to address this gap.
- Collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University decision scientist Baruch Fischhoff, Mohan designed the game to reshape ingrained "mental shortcuts" using storytelling and puzzles players solve in under 90 seconds with limited information.
- Experts note the game offers an "effective" alternative to traditional recertification courses. Mohan observed that adherence to trauma triage guidelines remained strongest within 30 days of playing before the effect began to fade.
- Mohan proposed that playing the game more frequently for shorter durations—perhaps even a "microdose" of 90 seconds weekly—could improve results, as quarterly 20-minute sessions may not be optimal.
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How a video game can help improve doctors’ decisions
Experts say the "Night Shift" game could be an "effective" alternative to costly and time-consuming recertification courses.
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Emergency doctors who play a video game on trauma triage get better results than their peers who only receive standard training in proper care for older adults with serious injuries, according to research by a team of surgeons-scientists University of Pittsburgh, USA.The video game could be an effective alternative to expensive and long recertification courses, while improving compliance with life-saving triage guidelines.
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