Serious game na orientação do familiar de paciente com risco de suicídio

Abstract

Suicide is a complex problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Approximately 800,000 people die from suicide worldwide each year, which means one death every 35 seconds worldwide. International surveys show that 15.9% of people have already engaged in suicide as thoughts and behaviors, including suicidal ideation, attempt and death. The diagnosis of depression and the assessment of the risk ofsuicide is a very important topic, but it is not widespread, the family always has difficulties in diagnosing as well as knowing what treatment to seek for the depressed patient. Objective: Develop an application (Serious game) to guide family members of patients at risk of suicide; test its usability and applicability. Materials and Methods: This is a methodological study of the development of an application that applies the PHQ-9 questionnaire for guidance and care for depressed patients or those at risk for suicide. Used the System Usability Scale (SUS) to assess the usability and accessibility of the application. Results: The application was evaluated with the maximum degree of usability, indicating that this instrument can contribute to reducing the risk of suicide, providing adequate guidance to family members of patients with depression. Conclusion: The Serious Game application was rated with maximum usability in a best achievable scale, with better percentages in the components of ease of learning and satisfaction. Given the growing use of apps in medicine in general, an app for use by a family member in suicide prevention is of great value.