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. 2022 Feb 23;22(5):1738.
doi: 10.3390/s22051738.

ColaborAtiva: A Platform Based on Gamified Collaborative Practices to Prevent Pressure Injuries for Wheelchair Users

Romero Mendes Freire de Moura Júnior  1 , Lynn Rosalina Gama Alves  2 , Carina Soledad González González  3
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ColaborAtiva: A Platform Based on Gamified Collaborative Practices to Prevent Pressure Injuries for Wheelchair Users

Romero Mendes Freire de Moura Júnior et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

Pressure injuries are wounds caused by reduced blood circulation for regular and repetitive periods when pressing the human body against a hard surface. It is a pathology that needs daily preventive care and health promotion to avoid incidences. Thus, this article aims to validate a platform based on the gamified collaborative practices model to prevent pressure injuries. The methodological contribution is Design Science, and the software was evaluated by 16 wheelchair users who aimed at usability (SUS), user experience (UEQ), and ability to promote the system (NPS). In addition to creating a collaborative network using the interactions that occurred during the platform's use. Wheelchair users rated 73.28 for SUS; on the UEQ benchmark scales, they classified: excellent (efficiency, dependability, stimulation, and novelty), good (attractiveness), and above-average (perspicuity) and in NPS obtained 62.5%. Moreover, they provided feedback to improve and legitimize that gamification positively interfered in the execution of collaborative practices. In the end, it is possible to suppose that the prototype contributes to the prevention of pressure injuries. In addition, it is possible to adapt it to apply to other pathologies that require continuous health care such as diabetes, mental illness, heart disease, addictions, multiple sclerosis, cancer, among others, maximizing its purpose.

Keywords: ColaborAtiva; NPS; SUS; UEQ; collaborative practices; gamification; m-health; platform; pressure injury; social network analysis; wheelchair users.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Research stages.
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Figure 2
ColaborAtiva architecture.
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Figure 3
ColaborAtiva Screenshots. (a) Panel; (b) Checkin; and (c) Sending and Receiving Messages.
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Figure 4
SUS answers and ColaborAtiva’s classification.
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Figure 5
Benchmark graphic generated by data analysis tool provided by UEQ [28].
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Figure 6
Answers’ distribution graphic generated by data analysis tool provided by UEQ grouped by scales [28].
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Figure 7
Graph of Subjects’ Interactions with ColaborAtiva.
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Figure 8
Messages between peers by weighted input and output grades.
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Figure 9
Messages between the HITS (authority and hub) pairs.
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Figure 10
Collaborative Practices Carried Out in ColaborAtiva.
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