A tailored serious game for central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention: From needs assessment to an innovative educational tool
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.
Authors
- Filipe Teixeira Piastrelli
- Icaro Boszczowski
- Maria Dolores Santos da Purificação Nogueira
- Amanda Luiz Pires Maciel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8771-0026)
- Anna S. Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-8368)
- Ana Rubia Guedes Vinhole
- Karen Cristina da Conceição Dias Silva
- Nídia Cristina De Souza
- Denise Brandão de Assis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-5472)
- Bruno de Melo Tavares
- Magda Machado de Miranda Costa
- Thiago Cezar Macete
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Governo do Estado de São Paulo (BR)
- Secretaria da Saúde (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2026.01.003
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00