D+conhecimento: Construção e avaliação de um serious game voltado para cuidadores de pessoas com deficiência

Abstract

Caregivers of people with disabilities are exposed to a much higher level of stress than normal. These impacts on the health of the caregiver can be attenuated through the feasibility of spaces that promote the expansion and dissemination of information regarding the deficiencies, available care services and strategies to deal with the challenges involved in care. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the perspective of specialists on a serious game aimed at caregivers of people with disabilities. To this end, two interconnected studies were carried out: 1) review based on knowledge networks that aimed to provide a parameter regarding the organization of knowledge related to Serious Game; and 2) exploratory study, developing and evaluating the effectiveness of a Serious Game aimed at caregivers of people with disabilities. The results of the first study indicate the validity and feasibility of developing games that can work effectively as a learning tool. Based on the validation of this strategy in the literature in the study two was developed a prototype of a Serious Game. In the preliminary evaluation, faults were indicated to be better developed, however there are good indicators in relation to the capacity to stimulate the acquisition of new knowledge and how to apply them daily.