The Influence of Gamification on Medical Students' Diagnostic Decision Making and Cost Reduction: A Cross-sectional Survey

The Influence of Gamification on Medical Students' Diagnostic Decision Making and Cost Reduction: A Cross-sectional Survey - The Influence of Gamification on Medical Students' Diagnostic Decision Making and Cost Reduction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000049765

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-14

Start date

2019-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

diagnostic reasoning

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants comprised 30 medical students participating in clinical clerkship.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students who could not participate in any of the case scenarios for any reason were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the effects of gamification on diagnostic decision-making and medical cost reduction in case scenarios. Participants comprised 30 medical students participating in clinical clerkship. They were randomly assigned to 14 small group teams. Use of decision-making cards (DMCs) was gamified. The DMCs had the clinical information heading and medical cost on the front and details of clinical information on the back of the cards. First, each team was provided brief clinical information (age, gender, chief complaint, and history of present illness) in case scenarios. Subsequently, DMCs were distributed to them and they decided which cards to choose in turn. Then, the correct final diagnosis, the total number of cards drawn, and the total medical cost were scored. Faculty members debriefed the students about the process of the cards chosen. Four case scenarios were implemented and the order in which each team answered was randomized. Students completed a questionnaire about confidence in effective clinical decision-making, motivation to learn diagnostic decision-making, and awareness of medical cost before and after the educational intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the effects of gamification on diagnostic decision-making and medical cost reduction in case scenarios. Participants comprised 30 medical students participating in clinical clerkship. They were randomly assigned to 14 small group teams. Use of decision-making cards (DMCs) was gamified. The DMCs had the clinical information heading and medical cost on the front and details of clinical information on the back of the cards. First, each team was provided brief clinical information (age, gender, chief complaint, and history of present illness) in case scenarios. Subsequently, DMCs were distributed to them and they decided which cards to choose in turn. Then, the correct final diagnosis, the total number of cards drawn, and the total medical cost were scored. Faculty members debriefed the students about the process of the cards chosen. Four case scenarios were implemented and the order in which each team answered was randomized. Students completed a questionnaire about confidence in effective clinical decision-making, motivation to learn diagnostic decision-making, and awareness of medical cost before and after the educational intervention.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKosuke Ishizuka

Chiba University Hospital Department of General Medicine

e103007c@yokohama-cu.ac.jp+81432227171

Outcome results