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. 2024 Mar 25;20:24. doi: 10.1186/s13223-024-00884-w

Table 2.

Parent/Patient Asthma Knowledge after watching the standard-of-care asthma educational video or playing the asthma education video-game, Newcastle Score and Video Game Satisfaction

Variable Correct Answer Parent
(N = 53)
Child
(N = 53)
P-Value
*Select Newcastle Questions (out of 11 questions):
Asthma can be cured False 74% 56% 0.06
Asthmatics can become addicted to their medications False 75% 54% 0.03
Secondhand smoke can make asthma worse True 100% 90% 0.024
With the right treatment, children with asthma can live a normal life True 98% 78% 0.001
Timmy wakes up at night with cough 2 days a week, is his asthma in control? No 87% 78% 0.24
Is it ok if you need to use your inhaler every 2–3 h while at home? No 60% 43% 0.08
Overall Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Score; Median (25th -75th) Score 0–15 12 (10,14) 10 (8,12) < 0.001
N = 22 N = 26

Video Game Satisfaction Likert Score Overall Score.

Median (25th -75th )

Survey Items:

(1–5 Scale)

1: Strongly Disagree

5: Strongly Agree

4 (4,5) 4 (4,5) 0.38
1) I liked the game. 4 (4–5) 4 (4–5)
2) I found the game helpful in understanding how to care for my asthma. 4 (4–5) 4 (3–5)
3) I would rather play the game than watch an asthma education video. 4 (4–5) 5 (4–5)
4) I would recommend this game to others. 4 (4–5) 4 (4–5)

Chi-squared tests and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests comparing parent and child responses (treated as independent groups)

*Data reflect % of Parent and Child providing correct true/false or yes/no answer