Serious Games as a training tool for Primary Care

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.317542517035

• Palavras-chave: Primary Health Care, Continuing Education, Serious Games.

• Keywords: Primary Health Care, Continuing Education, Serious Games.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Serious games are understood as immersive abstract worlds that provide learning. When people perform a concrete action in order to play, they make simulations, where it is possible to construct, investigate and question hypothetical situations, allowing them to obtain learning and thinking experiences. Objective: To investigate the use of Serious Games in the training of Primary Health Care professionals. Method: From an integrative review, using the descriptors ("Serious Games" OR "Serious Games") AND ("Health" OR "Saúde") in PubMed and Scopus, 131 articles were found; 34 fit the theme. Results: Serious Games offer Primary Health Care professionals an option for qualification and engagement in the collection and recording of health information. Conclusion: In line with the Digital Health Strategy for Brazil - 2020/2028, this tool can be used to train and qualify human resources.