Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman (The Soedirman Journal of Nursing)
Vol 20 No 3 (2025): Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman (JKS)

Effectiveness of Healthy Lifestyle Education through Card Games for The Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer in Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Nuraini, Tuti Nuraini (Unknown)
Gayatri, Dewi (Unknown)
Afiyanti, Yati (Unknown)
Putri, Tissa Aulia (Unknown)
Hassan, Hamidah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Nov 2025

Abstract

Cancer prevention and early detection efforts in Indonesia remain suboptimal, primarily due to limited public awareness. Therefore, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a card game–based educational intervention in improving women’s knowledge of early cancer detection and healthy lifestyle practices. The researchers employed a quasi-experimental design involving 70 women in Depok and Jakarta, with 40 assigned to the intervention group and 30 to the control group. Eligible participants completed a validated questionnaire before and after the intervention. The intervention group received an interactive education session using card games, while the control group received a standard informational brochure. The ANCOVA analysis revealed a significant increase in post-test knowledge scores in both the intervention and control groups (mean square = 190.301, p < 0.05). However, a significant difference in knowledge score improvement was observed in the intervention group (mean square = 23.618, p < 0.05). These findings suggest that card game–based educational interventions have the potential to improve public understanding of cancer prevention and early detection. It is recommended that larger randomized controlled trials integrate this card game into community health activities (such as school-based programs) to ensure broader engagement and the sustainability of cancer awareness initiatives.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jks

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Subject

Health Professions Nursing

Description

The Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman (JKS) is an International peer review and open access journal which publishes scientific works on the nursing and health science field (pISSN: 1907-6673, e-ISSN: 2579-9320). This journal was established in 2006 and developed by the Department of Nursing, Faculty of ...