Context:

Knowledge of the disease influences the self-care behaviors of cardiac patients, and the application of educational games in health is a proposal for co-participation.

Objective:

To map educational games for assessing self-care behaviors in cardiac patients.

Review method:

Scoping review protocol according to the Joanna Briggs Institute method based upon the PCC (Participants, Concept and Context) framework: Participants will include patients with different cardiovascular diseases; the Concept will be educational games for assessing self-care in cardiac patients; and the Context will be studies conducted in outpatient settings. Indexed databases such as MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, ERIC, Cochrane Library, JBI Connect, and gray literature will be consulted. Independent reviewers will extract and synthesize the data.

Presentation and interpretation of the results:

A narrative summary, tables, and charts will be used to present and interpret the results.

Conclusion:

This study is expected to consolidate the results about educational games for assessing self-care behaviors in cardiac patients.

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