Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan
Background: Board games have been widely used by scholars in different courses, such as the concept of balanced diet for the elderly in the community or the promotion of sarcopenia prevention. They have also been used in abstract concepts that are difficult to understand such as empathy and interpersonal communication skills. However, it is rarely used in the study of menstrual periods. The main reason is that menstrual periods are generally considered common knowledge and it is difficult to design board games. Sixth-grade elementary school students have not yet entered professional subjects and have a weak concept of diseases. Menstrual period is a process that every woman will go through. However, menstrual period care is hindered by the difficulty of medical professional knowledge and the implicit attitude of Chinese people towards public discussion of sexual knowledge, and it is more difficult to teach children and teenagers in depth. If knowledge construction only uses classroom teaching, students will have vague concepts in books. However, due to the difficulty of understanding medical knowledge and the Chinese culture's reticence to discuss sexual matters openly, menstrual care is difficult to teach children and adolescents. Perceptions of menstruation and its management also vary across countries. Purpose: This study aims to design a menstrual period board game teaching aid that integrates menstrual period care for children from the sixth grade of elementary school to the second grade of high school, hoping to learn menstrual period care through the game process. Methodology: The research process included the use of literature review and database search methods. Databases was searched including the Taiwan Patent Search System of the Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C., PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases to collect knowledge related to menstrual period diseases and care, and integrate game rules and menstrual period information.
Kai-Li Chen is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Nursing, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan. Dr. Chen is a Registered Nurse. Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. in, International Doctoral Program in Nursing, Institute of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Her research interest is in the Medical-surgical nursing, Gerontological Nursing, Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, cross-cultural care and Nursing Creative Project.