A tailored serious game for central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention: From needs assessment to an innovative educational tool

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-08 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2026.01.003

Bruno de Melo Tavares MSc , Ana Rubia Guedes MSc , Nidia Cristina de Souza MSc , Karen Cristina da Conceição Dias Silva RN , Thiago Cezar Macete MSc , Amanda Luiz Pires Maciel MSc , Filipe Teixeira Piastrelli MD , Icaro Boszczowski PhD , Maria Dolores Santos da Purificação Nogueira MSc , Magda Machado de Miranda Costa MSc , Denise Brandão de Assis PhD , Lauro Vieira Perdigão Neto PhD , Maura Salaroli de Oliveira PhD , Anna S. Levin PhD

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Abstract

Central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention remains challenging in clinical settings. This experience describes how barriers identified through a needs assessment in Brazilian hospitals were translated into a tailored serious game to support catheter care practices. Using the Octalysis Framework, real-world challenges were converted into interactive missions simulating catheter care. This approach illustrates how context-specific barriers can be operationalized into an educational tool to support health care workers' adherence to central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention measures.

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为预防中央线相关血流感染量身定制的严肃游戏：从需求评估到创新教育工具。

在临床环境中，预防中心线相关血流感染（CLABSI）仍然具有挑战性。这一经验描述了如何将巴西医院通过需求评估确定的障碍转化为量身定制的严肃游戏，以支持导管护理实践。使用Octalysis框架，现实世界的挑战被转化为模拟导管护理的交互式任务。这种方法说明了如何将具体情况的障碍转化为一种教育工具，以支持卫生保健工作者遵守CLABSI预防措施。

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来源期刊

American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)