ReviewJAC-antimicrobial resistance2023
Gamification as an educational tool to address antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Beyond Antibiotics: One Health Education for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Targeted Educational Intervention Through Game-Based Learning to Promote Rational Antimicrobial Use Among Health Care Learners: Prospective Interventional Study.JMIR medical education · 2026Article
- Bakterion: development of a serious game for microbiology education.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026Article
- Game-based learning in microbiology education: design and classroom use of MicroBioCombat.Access microbiology · 2026Article
- Seven days, seven quests: gamification to enhance engagement with antimicrobial stewardship resources during Antibiotic Awareness Week.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship in a dental curriculum in South Africa: a single-site curriculum mapping study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Understanding antimicrobial resistance education among medical and?veterinary students in Norway: a cross-sectional survey.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Article
- Innovative approaches to AMR education: evaluating the impact of gamification on empowering ASHA workers' knowledge and engagement in Mysuru, India.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Design framework to develop sustainable innovations for addressing One Health challenges.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Gamifying Science-Novel Strategies for Bringing Microbiology to the Classroom.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
- Pathogen Pursuit: A Gamified Format to Learn Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Medical Residents.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
- Stewards for future: Piloting a medical undergraduate elective on antimicrobial stewardship.GMS journal for medical education · 2025Article
- The relationship of prescriber training level to restricted antibiotic prescribing appropriateness at a tertiary academic hospital: a retrospective study.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Gamified interventions to educate healthcare professionals on the rational use of antimicrobials.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Application of Machine Learning and Deep Neural Visual Features for Predicting Adult Obesity Prevalence in Missouri.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- A practice-based approach to teaching antimicrobial therapy using artificial intelligence and gamified learning.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Antimicrobial Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious threat to global healthcare, and inadequate education has been identified as a major challenge by the WHO. The human , animal and agricultural sectors contribute to the emergence of AMR. Gamification has emerged as an innovative tool to improve knowledge and change behaviours. Our study provides an overview of the literature on existing games in prescribers' education across the One Health sectors, with a particular focus on the impact of gamification on learning. Methods: Using the PRISMA guidelines, we searched Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar for articles related to gamification for future prescribers of antimicrobials from inception until 28 March 2023. Retrieval and screening of articles was done using a structured search protocol with strict inclusion/exclusion criteria. Results: A total of 120 articles were retrieved, of which 6 articles met the inclusion criteria for final analysis. High-income countries had the most studies, with one global study incorporating low- to middle-income countries. All games were evaluated in the human sector. Board and card games, featuring scoring and point systems, were the most prevalent game types. Most games focused on improving knowledge and prescribing behaviours of medical students, with bacteria or antibiotics as the only content. All studies highlighted the significant potential of gamification in mitigating AMR, promoting antimicrobial stewardship, and improving retention of information compared with conventional lectures. Conclusions: Our review found an absence of studies in the animal and environmental sectors, disproportionately focused on medical students with questionable sample size, inadequate assessment of game content and effectiveness, and opportunities for game developers.
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