ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes
Abstract The use of insecticides is the cornerstone of effective malaria vector control. However, the last two decades has seen the ubiquitous use of insecticides, predominantly pyrethroids, causing widespread insecticide resistance and compromising the effectiveness of vector control. Considerable...
Published in: | Malaria Journal |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 https://doaj.org/article/51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 2023-05-15T15:16:43+02:00 ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes Edward K. Thomsen Charlotte Hemingway Andy South Kirsten A. Duda Claire Dormann Robert Farmer Michael Coleman Marlize Coleman 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 https://doaj.org/article/51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 Malaria Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018) Serious games Insecticide resistance management Insecticide resistance Vector control Capacity building Training Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 2022-12-31T03:32:55Z Abstract The use of insecticides is the cornerstone of effective malaria vector control. However, the last two decades has seen the ubiquitous use of insecticides, predominantly pyrethroids, causing widespread insecticide resistance and compromising the effectiveness of vector control. Considerable efforts to develop new active ingredients and interventions are underway. However, it is essential to deploy strategies to mitigate the impact of insecticide resistance now, both to maintain the efficacy of currently available tools as well as to ensure the sustainability of new tools as they come to market. Although the World Health Organization disseminated best practice guidelines for insecticide resistance management (IRM), Rollback Malaria’s Vector Control Working Group identified the lack of practical knowledge of IRM as the primary gap in the translation of evidence into policy. ResistanceSim is a capacity strengthening tool designed to address this gap. The development process involved frequent stakeholder consultation, including two separate workshops. These workshops defined the learning objectives, target audience, and the role of mathematical models in the game. Software development phases were interspersed with frequent user testing, resulting in an iterative design process. User feedback was evaluated via questionnaires with Likert-scale and open-ended questions. The game was regularly evaluated by subject-area experts through meetings of an external advisory panel. Through these processes, a series of learning domains were identified and a set of specific learning objectives for each domain were defined to be communicated to vector control programme personnel. A simple “game model” was proposed that produces realistic outputs based on player strategy and also runs in real-time. Early testing sessions revealed numerous usability issues that prevented adequate player engagement. After extensive revisions, later testing sessions indicated that the tool would be a valuable addition to IRM training. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 17 1 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
Serious games Insecticide resistance management Insecticide resistance Vector control Capacity building Training Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 |
spellingShingle |
Serious games Insecticide resistance management Insecticide resistance Vector control Capacity building Training Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Edward K. Thomsen Charlotte Hemingway Andy South Kirsten A. Duda Claire Dormann Robert Farmer Michael Coleman Marlize Coleman ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
topic_facet |
Serious games Insecticide resistance management Insecticide resistance Vector control Capacity building Training Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 |
description |
Abstract The use of insecticides is the cornerstone of effective malaria vector control. However, the last two decades has seen the ubiquitous use of insecticides, predominantly pyrethroids, causing widespread insecticide resistance and compromising the effectiveness of vector control. Considerable efforts to develop new active ingredients and interventions are underway. However, it is essential to deploy strategies to mitigate the impact of insecticide resistance now, both to maintain the efficacy of currently available tools as well as to ensure the sustainability of new tools as they come to market. Although the World Health Organization disseminated best practice guidelines for insecticide resistance management (IRM), Rollback Malaria’s Vector Control Working Group identified the lack of practical knowledge of IRM as the primary gap in the translation of evidence into policy. ResistanceSim is a capacity strengthening tool designed to address this gap. The development process involved frequent stakeholder consultation, including two separate workshops. These workshops defined the learning objectives, target audience, and the role of mathematical models in the game. Software development phases were interspersed with frequent user testing, resulting in an iterative design process. User feedback was evaluated via questionnaires with Likert-scale and open-ended questions. The game was regularly evaluated by subject-area experts through meetings of an external advisory panel. Through these processes, a series of learning domains were identified and a set of specific learning objectives for each domain were defined to be communicated to vector control programme personnel. A simple “game model” was proposed that produces realistic outputs based on player strategy and also runs in real-time. Early testing sessions revealed numerous usability issues that prevented adequate player engagement. After extensive revisions, later testing sessions indicated that the tool would be a valuable addition to IRM training. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Edward K. Thomsen Charlotte Hemingway Andy South Kirsten A. Duda Claire Dormann Robert Farmer Michael Coleman Marlize Coleman |
author_facet |
Edward K. Thomsen Charlotte Hemingway Andy South Kirsten A. Duda Claire Dormann Robert Farmer Michael Coleman Marlize Coleman |
author_sort |
Edward K. Thomsen |
title |
ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
title_short |
ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
title_full |
ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
title_fullStr |
ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
title_full_unstemmed |
ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
title_sort |
resistancesim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes |
publisher |
BMC |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 https://doaj.org/article/51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic |
genre_facet |
Arctic |
op_source |
Malaria Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018) |
op_relation |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/51b3f55b9fe343df81976cd75b515242 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2572-2 |
container_title |
Malaria Journal |
container_volume |
17 |
container_issue |
1 |
_version_ |
1766347013416288256 |