[Health education for puerperal women in neonatal rooming-in: knowledge acquisition with an educational game].
The study aims at verifying knowledge acquisition through health education activities mediated by the use of an educational game on breast-feeding and basic care provided to the newborn, in rooming-in. Study accomplished at a philanthropic maternity of Ribeirão Preto-SP. Educational activities were accomplished in group, coordinated by the nurse, using board game. Through structured interview guided by a route before and after-game, the authors verified the knowledge acquisition, classifying the answers in insufficient (0-4), regular (5-9), good (10-14) and excellent (15-20). Of the mothers' previous knowledge, 16.7% of answers were excellent increasing for 77.8% after participation in the educational activity. They concluded that the game constituted in appropriate strategy to facilitate change of experiences between puerperas and the development of the health education through ludic-pedagogical activities.
Fonseca
Luciana Mara Monti
LM
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo.
Scochi
Carmen Gracinda Silvan
CG
de Mello
Débora Falleiros
DF
D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D010988:Play and Playthings; D049590:Postpartum Period; D012386:Rooming-in Care