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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

DICIEMBRE 2016 N° 10 Volumen 19

Gamification for health promotion in Obstetrics

Section: Revisiones

How to quote

Fernández Aranda MI. Gamificación para la promoción de la salud en Obstetricia. Metas Enferm dic 2016/ene 2017; 19(10): 55-62.

Authors

Mª Isabel Fernández Aranda

Position

Matrona. Unidad de Ginecología y Obstetricia. Hospital Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla)

Contact address

Mª Isabel Fernández Aranda. Grupo Parque Atlántico, 5-planta 8, puerta 8. 41008 Sevilla.

Contact email: maribel.fernandez.aranda@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to find and analyze the evidence about the influence of gamification on the improvement in learning and the overall knowledge that pregnant women acquire during health promotion programs.
Method: a narrative review conducted on the articles published between January, 2005 and December, 2015 in the following secondary bibliographic databases (in English and Spanish): PubMed, Cochrane, JMIR, PLOS and CUIDEN, dealing with the use of games for health promotion among pregnant women.
Results: twenty-eight (28) bibliographic references were considered of interest, but only 17 of these met all three criteria. Gamification is already part of the recovery and rehabilitation processes, and can be accessed anywhere through mobile devices. Health games and healthcare gamification can contribute to improve the abilities and skills of healthcare professionals, by training them with virtual patients, which will subsequently lead to a high-quality patient care in real cases.
Conclusions: it cannot be claimed that gamification is effective in health promotion programs for pregnant women, due to the insufficient number of existing studies. There is not enough evidence for considering gamification as an effective tool, beyond its use as reinforcement in the promotion of health / healthy behaviours.

Keywords:

Prenatal education; health promotion; gamification; games; pregnant woman

Versión en Español

Título:

Gamificación para la promoción de la salud en Obstetricia