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Serious Game e-Baby Família: an educational technology for premature infant care

Serious Game e-Baby Família: tecnologia educacional para el cuidado del recién nascido premature

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to develop and assess the serious game e-Baby Família with parents of premature infants.

Methods:

a methodological study regarding the development of the serious game, with participatory design in scope definition, starting from parents’ learning needs about premature infant care. A qualitative approach was performed in the assessment stage with parents, with content analysis of the speech of the eight participants.

Results:

the following categories emerged: Realistic appearance of the virtual setting and game content and Gameplay implications for the use of e-Baby Família. The game was satisfactorily assessed regarding content, appearance and dynamics use, motivating participants to learn.

Final Considerations:

in the context of prematurity as a public health problem in Brazil and the need to strengthen family health education for care, the serious game was assessed as motivating and appropriate for health learning.

Descriptors:
Neonatal Nursing; Educational Technology; Infant, Premature; Family; Health Education

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