title: The Effect of Smartphone-Delivered Emergency Preparedness Education on Coping Knowledge Among Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Elementary Schoolchildren in South Korea.
abstract: This study examined the effect of an intervention on coping knowledge among fifth- and sixth-grade elementary schoolchildren who received smartphone-delivered emergency preparedness education. This was a quasi-experimental study using a pre-/posttest design. Eighty-six children were recruited to participate. The children in the experimental group ( n = 44) received smartphone-delivered emergency preparedness education while those in the control group ( n = 42) received traditional lecture-centered education. Data were analyzed using a repeated-measured analysis of variance. Subsequently, the experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group on coping knowledge ( F = 7.96, f = .31, p = .010). The use of technology such as smartphone-delivered emergency preparedness education may be effective to improve their coping knowledge of fifth- and sixth-grade elementary schoolchildren.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Shin-Jeong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Haeryun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002959:Civil Defense / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D000068997:Smartphone; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: child; emergency preparedness; injuries; school nursing; schools; smartphone