Is participatory design associated with the effectiveness of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion? : a meta-analysis

Background: Serious digital games can be effective at changing healthy lifestyles, but large differences in their effectiveness exist. The extent of user involvement in game design may contribute to game effectiveness by creating a better fit with user preferences. Participatory design (PD), which represents active user involvement as informant (ie, users are asked for input and feedback) or codesigner (ie, users as equal partners in the design) early on and throughout the game development, may be associated with higher game effectiveness, as opposed to no user involvement or limited user involvement. Objective: This paper reports the results of a meta-analysis examining the moderating role of PD in the effectiveness of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion. Methods: Four databases were searched for peer-reviewed papers in English that were published or in press before October 2014, using a (group-) randomized controlled trial design. Effectiveness data were derived from another meta-analysis assessing the role of behavior change techniques and game features in serious game effectiveness. Results: A total of 58 games evaluated in 61 studies were included. As previously reported, serious digital games had positive effects on healthy lifestyles and their determinants. Unexpectedly, PD (g=0.075, 95% CI 0.017 to 0.133) throughout game development was related to lower game effectiveness on behavior (Q=6.74, P<.05) than when users were only involved as testers (g=0.520, 95% CI 0.150 to 0.890, P<.01). Games developed with PD (g=0.171, 95% CI 0.061 to 0.281, P<.01) were also related to lower game effectiveness on self-efficacy (Q=7.83, P<.05) than when users were not involved in game design (g=0.384, 95% CI 0.283 to 0.485, P<.001). Some differences were noted depending on age group, publication year of the study, and on the specific role in PD (ie, informant or codesigner), and depending on the game design element. Games developed with PD were more effective in changing behavioral determinants when they included users in design elements on game dynamics (beta=.215, 95% CI .075 to .356, P<.01) and, more specifically, as an informant (beta=.235, 95% CI .079 to .329, P<.01). Involving users as informants in PD to create game levels was also related to higher game effectiveness (Q=7.02, P<.01). Codesign was related to higher effectiveness when used to create the game challenge (Q=11.23, P<.01), but to lower game effectiveness when used to create characters (Q=4.36, P<.05) and the game world (Q=3.99, P<.05). Conclusions: The findings do not support higher effectiveness of games developed with PD. However, significant differences existed among PD games. More support was found for informant roles than for codesign roles. When PD was applied to game dynamics, levels, and game challenge, this was associated with higher effectiveness than when it was applied to game aesthetics. Since user involvement may have an important influence on reach, adoption, and implementation of the intervention, further research and design efforts are needed to enhance effectiveness of serious games developed with PD

a experiência alagoana de planejamento

Este trabalho se dedica ao estudo dos Planos de Desenvolvimento de Alagoas e das principais políticas e estratégias adotadas pelo Poder Público Estadual constantes desses documentos, à luz do paradigma do desenvolvimento sustentável, a partir do seu primeiro plano, o Plano Diretor de Desenvolvimento Econômico de Alagoas, publicado em 1960, até o Plano Plurianual 2000-2003, elaborado no primeiro governo de Ronaldo Lessa. Procura delinear a visão política e estratégica do desenvolvimento dos planos em Alagoas, assim como verificar até que ponto as políticas públicas adotadas contribuíram para o processo de desenvolvimento estadual

a narrative review of reviews: implications for physical education based on a socio-ecological approach

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Intentions to the practice of physical activity

Based on the theory of planned behavior we studied the intentions to do pysical activities in teenagers and adults. We used a questionnaire that derived directly from this theory, and we applied it to 2098 participants. Results indicate that participants practice occasionally or regularly physical activities, between 17 and 41 years old, and that plan to realize physical activities in short term, and their other significant encourage exercise. They are probably feminine and with a higher academic degree. Individuals with less exercise behaviours have abandoned or do occasionally exercise, have 21 to 53 years old, don’t plan to do exercise in the short term, and their other significants don’t encourage practice

Quick review of pedagogical experiences using GPT-3 in education

GPT-3 is a neuronal language model that performs tasks such as classification, question-answering and text summarization. Although chatbots like BlenderBot-3 work well in a conversational sense, and GPT-3 can assist experts in evaluating questions, they are quantifiably worse than real teachers in several pedagogical dimensions. We present the first systematic literature review that analyzes the main contributions and uses of GPT-3 in the field of education. The protocols suggested in the PRISMA 2020 statement were followed for the drafting of the review. According to the results, 34 significant productions were identified through a systematic search in ISI Web of Science, SCOPUS and Google Scholar. GPT-3 has been considered in the academic, ethical and medical fields, in humanities and in computer science, in the formulation of questions and answers, and through cooperative educational dialogs. GPT-3 has been proven to have valuable applications in education, such as the automation of routine tasks, in making quick diagnoses of the students’ weaknesses and in the automatic generation of questions, but it still faces challenges and limitations that require additional investigation. We discuss the educational possibilities and the limitations to the use of GPT-3

Influence of the Shading on Growth Seedlings of Louro Pirarucu (Licaria canella (Meissn.) Kosterm.)

This paper evaluates the shading effect on seedlings of "Louro Pirarucu" (Licaria canella(Meissn) Kosterm. - Lauraceae). The trial was set up in the nursery at Adolph Ducke forest reserve. The seeds were germinated in wooden boxes with washed sand as a substrate. After seed germination, the seedlings were transplanted to black polyethylene bags. Four levels of shading (0%, 30%, 50% and 70%) is analyzed. Shading treatments were obtained with plastic shade clothes of different meshes. The experimental design was the randomized blocks with split-plot. Shading levels were considered plots and period of harvesting as sub-plots. Evaluations of potted seedlings were done after 30, 60 and 90 days for the following parameters: height, leaf area, leaf area ratio, aerial dry weight and root dry weight. The results suggest that: a) potted seedlings grown under 50% of shade presented higher values of aerial weight and root weight than plants under full sunlight radiation; b) height, leaf area and leaf area ratio were not significantly influenced by shading treatments; c) higher values of height and root weight were observed after 90 days.Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito dos níveis de sombreamento no desenvolvimento de mudas de Louro pirarucu (Licaria canella(Meissn.) Kosterm. - Lauraceae), conduziu-se um ensaio em viveiro na Reserva Florestal Adolfo Ducke. As sementes foram colocadas para germinar em caixas de madeira contendo areia lavada como substrato e posteriormente foi feito o transplante das mudas para sacos plásticos de cor preta. Utitizou-se quatro diferentes níveis de sombreamento. Os níveis de 30%, 50% e 70% de sombreamento foram obtidos por meio de telas de poliolefinas de cor preta e o nível de 0% a céu aberto. Foi empregado o delineamento em blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas; os níveis de sombreamento constituíram as parcelas e os períodos de avaliação das mudas as subparcelas. Após 30,60 e 90 dias de permanência no viveiro, as mudas foram avaliadas quanto à altura, área foliar, razão de área foliar, peso de matéria seca da parte aérea e do sistema radicular. Baseando-se nos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluira) as mudas produzidas sob 50% de sombreamento apresentaram maiores valores de peso da parte aérea e do sistema radicular quando comparadas com 0% de sombreamento ; b) a altura, área foliar e razão de área foliar não foram influenciadas significativamente pelos níveis de sombreamento; c) as mudas com maior desenvolvimento em altura e maior peso do sistema radicular foram obtidas com 90 dias

Tratamentos pré-germinativos em sementes de espécies florestais da amazônia. III .Faveira-arara-tucupi (Parkia decussata Ducke) - LEGUMINOSAE.

Faveira-arara-tucupi (Parkia decussata Ducke) see.ds were submited to several treatments and data coll.ected referent the germination power; the treatments were utili zαtiοη of concentrated sulfuric acid duri.ng 2,5; 5; 10; 20 and 40 minutes, manual scari fication,hot water at 80°C during 10; 20 and 40 minutes and water at environmental temper ature during 12 and 24 hours. The sulfuric acid treatments for 20 and 40 minutes and manual scarification, were the most efficient, in order to increase, the germination. According to the results the autors indicate as the probable cause of sedd germination problems the impermeability of the tegument to water.No presente trabalho as sementes de Faveira-arara-tucupi (Parkia decussata Ducke) foram submetidas a vários tratamentos e estudadas quanto ao poder germinativo, por meio da utilização de ácido sulfúrico concentrado por (2,55; 10; 20 e 40 minutos), escari-ficação manual água quente a 8O C durante (10; 20 e 40 minutos) e água a temperatura ambiente durante (12 e 24 horas). Os tratamentos com ácido sulfúrico por 20 e 40 minutos eescarificação manual foram os mais eficientes para aumentar a germinação. Com base nestes resultados, os autores apontam como a causa provável dos problemas de germinação das sementes a impermeabilidade do tegumento ã água

Health professionals facing bad news: learning to communicate

Comunicación oral presentada en la Segunda Conferencia Internacional de Comunicación en Salud, celebrada el 23 de octubre de 2015 en la Universidad Carlos III de MadridIntroducción: la comunicación es el único proceso por el que el profesional de la salud puede trasmitir la información de estado/situación al paciente y/o familiares, favoreciendo la alianza terapéutica. Sin embargo nos encontramos con situaciones en el que la comunicación se dificulta por la información a trasmitir: malas noticias. La forma de realizarla puede ser muy variada, pero el que sea la adecuada depende de la situación y de la persona que trasmite como la que recibe. Objetivos: identificar y determinar los métodos utilizados por los profesionales de la salud, ante la comunicación de las malas noticias, así como plantear mejoras de actuación mediante la creación de protocolos generalistas ante la transmisión de las mismas. Metodología: revisión bibliográfica de publicaciones comprendidas entre 1998 y 2015. Resultados y discusión: análisis de 20 artículos. Profesionales, caso de enfermería, van ganando terreno en la comunicación de malas noticias. Sin embargo, dentro del Área de la Salud, existen otros profesionales también capacitados para la comunicación de malas noticias, apostando para ello por un trabajo multidisciplinar. Se han encontrado protocolo de actuación ante la comunicación de malas noticias como son el “SPIKES” y el “ABCDE”, así como otros adaptados. Conclusiones: actualmente es un desafío para los profesionales de la salud la comunicación de malas noticias, tarea exclusiva de los médicos, ello no exentos de controversias. No podemos obviar que los familiares y pacientes pasan más tiempo con otros profesionales, creándose lazos de bienestar, apoyo, confianza y recibiendo una continuidad de cuidados; profesionales capacitados y formados para comunicar las malas noticias. Un planteamiento desde un prisma multidisciplinar, evitándose el enfoque paternalista, respetando derechos del paciente, resaltando la importancia que el proceso de comunicación profesional-paciente y por ende reduciendo las consecuencias del modelo actual: reclamaciones y sentencias legales por no realizarse de la manera adecuada

Representação social de câncer de mama e a influência da doença no cotidiano de mulheres de uma cidade interiorana do Espírito Santo/ Representação social de câncer de mama e a influência da doença no cotidiano de mulheres de uma cidade interiorana do Espírito Santo

Atualmente o câncer de mama é o segundo câncer mais frequente entre as mulheres no Brasil e no mundo. O estudo teve como objetivo identificar a representação social do câncer de mama e a influência da doença no cotidiano de mulheres. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo, de base populacional exploratória, qualitativa, descritiva, transversal com coleta de dados primários. A amostra foi composta pormulheres portadoras de câncer de mama ou que já tiveram a doença há menos de 5 anos no Município de São Roque do Canaã – ES.Foram realizadas entrevistas gravadas cujo ponto de evocação foi a pergunta: quando se fala em câncer de mama, o que vem em sua mente? As respostas foram transcritas e extraídas as evocações pelo softwareIRaMuTeQversão 0.7 Alpha 2. Como resultado foi obtido a wordcloud e análise de similitude para avaliação das evocações. Observando o tronco máximo na análise de similitude ligado ao elemento ‘’cura’’, encontra-se o termo ‘’força’’, cuja ligação dá-se as palavras ‘’família’’ e ‘’amigo’’ como fatores positivos no tratamento da doença. Conclui-se que o câncer de mama é visto como um problema de saúde pública que gera medo e insegurança na vida das mulheres, mas apesar do medo, a análise de conteúdo temático evidenciou que as mulheres passaram a unir forças e conceder valores aos momentos da vida que realmente importa, como: o convívio da família, amigos e comunidade. Estes momentos proporcionam grande representação na vida destas mulheres, de forma que promove melhor qualidade de vida e positividade ao seu tratamento