The Effect of Training Health Care Providers Using Gamification Method on Social Skills of Preschool Children

Background: Preschool is one of the most important ages in learning and developing social skills children. One issues education healthcare providers to improve their knowledge about children's because providers, as an part a health team, are at forefront communication with families. Objectives: This study was done investigate effect care gamification method on preschool Methods: In present quasi-experimental study, 71 female working selected collective centers Shiraz, Iran, were included study. The educational content this software question games based gamification, which provided providers. Data collection tools two questionnaires, including demographic information questionnaire researcher-made To analyze data, effectiveness intervention measured using Wilks' lambda multivariate test. relationship between score participants' variables assessed by linear regression analysis. analyzed SPSS (version 22). Results: There increase three-time points, before, immediately after, month after intervention. Significant relationships also observed mean scores participants all components (P < 0.001), significant increases post-intervention scores. intervention, had associations level 0.001). Conclusions: Increasing awareness through showed that has role implementing training for