Take Care: development and evaluation of a serious game about violence against children and adolescents
Izabela Andréa da Silva, Isabela Makiolka Montingelli, Carlos Nascimento Silla, Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho, Marcia Regina Cubas, Izabela Andréa da Silva, Isabela Makiolka Montingelli, Carlos Nascimento Silla, Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho, Marcia Regina Cubas, Izabela Andréa da Silva

TL;DR
A serious game called 'Take Care' was developed and tested to help healthcare professionals recognize and respond to violence against children and adolescents.
Contribution
A novel serious game for training healthcare workers in identifying and reporting child and adolescent violence, evaluated for educational effectiveness.
Findings
The game achieved high player satisfaction with strong scores in knowledge improvement and clarity of objectives.
91% of participants felt safe while playing, and 70% completed the game without reporting the simulated violence.
The game was positively evaluated for use in continuing education for healthcare professionals.
Abstract
to develop a serious game for nurses and physicians in Primary Health Care based on clinical cases that address types of violence against children and adolescents, and evaluate the serious game based on player satisfaction. applied research of technological nature. Four stages were carried out: development of fictitious clinical cases as a basis for the serious game; evaluation of clinical cases by eight experts intentionally selected for participating in the Protection Network; development of the serious game by an interdisciplinary team; and evaluation of satisfaction with playing the game, using the e-GameFlow scale, with the participation of 33 nurses and 15 physicians. seventeen clinical cases were developed, representing different types of violence. “Take Care” was developed as a simulation using Unity® software, set in a virtual doctor’s office. The game’s evaluation achieved a…
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Taxonomy
TopicsWorkplace Violence and Bullying · Health Education and Validation · Intimate Partner and Family Violence
