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Aloma Sena Soares1, Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira1, Erlon Gabriel Rego de Andrade1
1Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|November 16, 2023
Summary
Nurses developed an educational technology through a participatory approach to improve tuberculosis case management in Primary Health Care. This instructional guide aims to enhance the teaching-learning process for nurses caring for tuberculosis patients.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Public Health
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Tuberculosis management in Primary Health Care (PHC) presents challenges for nurses.
- Effective educational technologies are needed to support nurses in managing tuberculosis cases.
- A participatory approach can enhance the relevance and usability of health technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To collaboratively develop an educational technology for nurses managing tuberculosis cases in PHC.
- To enhance the teaching-learning process related to tuberculosis care within the PHC setting.
Main Methods:
- Methodological research with a qualitative approach.
- Data collection involved interviews with 41 nurses across 25 Basic Health Units.
- Thematic content analysis guided the technology development process.
Main Results:
- Identified facilitators and barriers in tuberculosis management by nurses.
- Explored nurses' perceptions of educational technology as a teaching-learning aid.
- Nurses favored an instructional guide and provided input for its creation and implementation.
Conclusions:
- A participatory development process successfully created an educational technology for nurses.
- The technology aims to support the teaching-learning process in Primary Health Care for tuberculosis patient management.
- This initiative empowers nurses with tools to improve tuberculosis care delivery.
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