Published on in Vol 13 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/66289, first published .
A Serious Game (Health Unit in Focus) for Enhancing Undergraduate Education on Older Adults’ Health: Design and Validation Study

A Serious Game (Health Unit in Focus) for Enhancing Undergraduate Education on Older Adults’ Health: Design and Validation Study

A Serious Game (Health Unit in Focus) for Enhancing Undergraduate Education on Older Adults’ Health: Design and Validation Study

Yuri Gustavo de Sousa Barbalho   1, 2 * , MSc ;   Calliandra Maria de Souza Silva   1 * , PhD ;   Carla Sílvia Neves da Nora Fernandes   2, 3 * , PhD ;   Raíza Rana de Souza Lima Trombini   1 * , MSc ;   Patrícia Littig Melo   1 * , BSc ;   Aline Farias de Oliveira   1 * , BSc ;   Alayne Larissa Martins Pereira   1 * , MSc ;   Alessandro de Oliveira Silva   4 * , PhD ;   Luciano Ramos de Lima   5 * , PhD ;   Marina Morato Stival   1 * , PhD ;   Diana Lúcia Moura Pinho   1 * , PhD ;   Silvana Schwerz Funghetto   1 * , PhD

1 Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

2 School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

3 Aditgames – Association for Innovation, Technologies and Games in Health, Porto, Portugal

4 Physical Education and Medicine Department, University Center of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil

5 Nursing Department, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Yuri Gustavo de Sousa Barbalho, MSc
  • Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies
  • University of Brasília
  • University Campus - Metropolitan Center, Ceilândia Sul
  • Brasília
  • Brazil
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  • Email: fernandes.carla@ess.ipvc.pt