Enhancing Equity in Schoolchildren’s Basic Life Support Education in Brazil Through Serious Games: Cohort Study
Age and physical development were stronger determinants of CPR quality than socioeconomic factors. The game-based intervention effectively improved BLS knowledge and skills across all participants, demonstrating its potential as an equitable training tool. These findings support the scalability of gamified BLS programs in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Júlia Caroline Romão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-3390)
- Thais Dias Midega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-3711)
- Rogério da Hora Passos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3891-6909)
- Karl B. Kern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8334-8189)
- Yuuki Daniel Tahara Vilas Boas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-1515)
- Pedro Gazotto Rodrigues da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8023-0647)
- Amanda Gomes Rabelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-1404)
- Uri Adrian Prync Flato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8381-8830)
- Rafael Carreira Batista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-4876)
- Hélio Penna Guimarães (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-1015)
- Miguel Florentino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8714-2604)
- Gil Cunha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-5018)
- Giuliana Simões Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-7291)
- Vinicius Gazin Rossignoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-9988)
- Manuela Simões Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-8765)
- Isabella Bispo Diaz T Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0232-7464)
- Emilio José Beffa dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-0243)
- Leonardo Escobar Medeiros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5267-6377)
- Adriana do Socorro Lima Figueiredo Flato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5967-3256)
Institutions
- Arizona Heart Institute (US)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- D’Or Institute for Research and Education (BR)
- Universidade de Marília (BR)
- Hospital São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Serious Games
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69252
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00