Susana Miguel, Sílvia Caldeira, Margarida Vieira
The Adequacy of the Q Methodology for Clinical Validation of Nursing Diagnoses Related to Subjective Foci
International journal of nursing knowledge
introduction nutrition education ne identified key factor prevent children obesity teachers dietitians professionals charge transmitting knowledge children however identified possess either proper training proper tools perform activity objectives evaluate acceptability usability ne internet platform two serious games sgs among sample elementary school teachers dietitians education students addition evaluate efficacy platform teach ne sample children aged 9 12 years methods total 66 ne professionals 135 children participated usability acceptability questionnaires platform instrument measure acceptability immersion playability sgs administered professionals children fulfilled questionnaire nutritional knowledge descriptive statistics analyzed main responses professionals involved anova compared differences observed childrens data ttest repeated samples repeatedmeasures anova performed results dietitians education students responded favorable opinion platform however scores given professionals sgs ranged low moderate children increased nutritional knowledge pre post evaluation p 0001 increase observed 10yearold children children 11 12 years age 9yearolds conclusions platform proved effective tool increase childrens nutritional knowledge professionals expressed medium level terms acceptability usability platform also effectiveness providing ne children