A Serious Game (Immunitates) About Immunization: Development and Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccination is a fundamental part of all levels-local to worldwide-of public health, and it can be considered one of humanity's greatest achievements in the control and elimination of infectious diseases. Teaching immunization and vaccination can be monotonous and tiring. It is necessary to develop new approaches for teaching these themes in nursing school.

Objective

We aimed to develop and validate a serious game about immunization and vaccination for Brazilian nursing students.

Methods

We developed a quiz-type game, Immunitates, using design and educational theoretical models and Brazilian National Health Guidelines. The game's heuristics and content were evaluated with 2 different instruments by a team of experts. A sample of nursing students evaluated t

SUBMITTER: Lima IDA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8900905 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature