Abstract
Abstract Objectives: to develop and validate a Serious Game about expressing breast milk for occupational nurses working in agribusiness companies. Method: methodological study, carried out in three stages: construction, evaluation and validation of the Serious Game. This study was carried out in 2020, included nine nurses from an agribusiness company and nine specialists in obstetrics and health worker. Results: the game was structured in four phases: preparation for expressing milk (previous general care needed for expressing milk); methods for expressing milk (techniques to express milk); storage (care related to containers and temperature); the use of breast milk (transport, thawing method, and provision to the child). The content was validated by experts, obtaining an overall Índice de Validade de Conteúdo(Content Validity Index) of 86.72%. The game was tested by occupational nurses, and its “usability” was validated by the System Usability Scale instrument, with an index of 83.89%, and the “knowledge improvement” by the EGameFlow instrument with a mean of 6.52. Conclusion: the Expressing Milk Game technology obtained a high level of validity in terms of content and usability, demonstrating that it is an educational technology for health professionals to guide the maintenance of breastfeeding to nursing mothers.
Highlights
IntroductionIt is important for the nursing mother, especially when returning to work, have guidance on the importance and maintenance of breastfeeding, as well as the practice of expressing milk during the working day.[5] based on observations from one of the researchers in this study who works as a nurse in an agroindustry, nurses need to be trained in regard to the care to provide by expressing milk for nursing mothers
Breastfeeding (BF) contributes to a healthier and more environmentally sustainable universe, promoting countless benefits for the mother and child, being the ideal food for the child's growth and development.[1,2,3] Despite its proven benefits, degrowth of this practice, especially exclusive breastfeeding until the child is six months old, is closely linked to the insertion of women in the working environment, For this reason, healthcare for the working mother and the adequacy of her work environment are essential.[4]From this perspective, it is important for the nursing mother, especially when returning to work, have guidance on the importance and maintenance of breastfeeding, as well as the practice of expressing milk during the working day.[5]
Based on observations from one of the researchers in this study who works as a nurse in an agroindustry, nurses need to be trained in regard to the care to provide by expressing milk for nursing mothers
Summary
It is important for the nursing mother, especially when returning to work, have guidance on the importance and maintenance of breastfeeding, as well as the practice of expressing milk during the working day.[5] based on observations from one of the researchers in this study who works as a nurse in an agroindustry, nurses need to be trained in regard to the care to provide by expressing milk for nursing mothers Fellow nurses said they did not feel capable and confident to promote/guide puerperal women on their return to work. Several times these women faced situations such as mastitis, fissures, and had numerous doubts about expressing milk, storage and provision of the breast milk
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