Educational health technologies in the leprosy context: a Scoping Review.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.653291
Keywords: Leprosy, Health technologies, Educational Technology

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  • CNPq - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.

Abstract

Objetive: The objective of this research was to map the production of educational health technologies in the leprosy context at the global level. Material and methods: This is a scoping review conducted in accordance with the methodological structures set forth by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist, extension for Scoping Reviews. Searches were carried out in the following databases: Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, LILACS and BDENF, in addition to dissertation and these repositories, as well as in Google Scholar to support the review. Results: Twenty-five studies between 2008 and 2024 were included, where the country that produced the most educational technologies aimed at leprosy was Brazil and the main technologies demonstrated were apps. Conclusions: Educational technologies targeted at leprosy have developed significantly, benefiting both health professionals and people affected by the disease. This progress not only improves the patients’ quality of life but is also essential for prevention and awareness raising regarding leprosy.

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Author Biographies

Cícera Renata Diniz Vieira Silva, Escuela Técnica de Salud de Cajazeiras del Centro de Formación de Profesores de la Universidad Federal de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.

Nurse with a Master's degree in Public Health from the State University of Paraíba (UEPB) and a PhD in Health Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). She is a full-time lecturer at the Cajazeiras Technical School of Health, at the Teacher Training Center of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). She teaches in the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Public Health at UEPB and the Professional Master's Degree in Family Health at the Northeast Family Health Training Network (RENASF/Fiocruz). Researcher at the Laboratory of Information and Communication Technologies in Health - LATICS. She promotes research in the areas of Nursing, Collective Health, Primary Health Care, Patient Safety, Evaluation of Health Policies and Programs, Digital Health and Care-Educational Technologies.

Petra Kelly Rabelo de Sousa Fernandes, Unidad Académica de Enfermería del Centro de Formación de Profesores de la Universidad Federal de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.

Nurse graduated from the State University of Ceará - UECE. Specialist in Intensive Care Nursing from Faculdade Metropolitana da Grande Fortaleza - FAMETRO. Master's and PhD in Clinical Care in Nursing and Health from UECE's Postgraduate Program in Clinical Care in Nursing and Health. Lecturer at the Federal University of Campina Grande-UFCG, Cajazeiras campus. Member of the Research Group Laboratory of Information and Communication Technologies in Health - LATICS / UFCG / CNPq.

Maria Berenice Gomes Nascimento, Unidad Académica de Enfermería del Centro de Formación de Profesores de la Universidad Federal de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.

PhD in Health Sciences from the ABC Medical School (FMABC). Professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). Coordinator of the Undergraduate Nursing Course. Member of the Research Group Laboratório de Tecnologia, Informação, Comunicação em Saúde (LATICS) in the research line Women's Health and Leprosy.

Marcelo Costa Fernandes, Unidad Académica de Enfermería del Centro de Formación de Profesores de la Universidad Federal de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.

Nurse graduated from the State University of Ceará-UECE and specialized in Clinical Nursing: pharmacological and pathological aspects of care-UECE. Master's and Doctorate from the Clinical Care in Nursing and Health Graduate Program - UECE. Associate professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande-UFCG, Cajazeiras campus. Permanent lecturer in the Postgraduate Program in Family Health - PPGSF, of the Northeast Family Health Training Network - RENASF, URCA nucleus. Leader of the Research Group Laboratory of Information and Communication Technologies in Health - LATICS / UFCG / CNPq. Member of the Brazilian Society of Health Informatics. Member of the Educational Technology Studies Network (RETE). He has experience in the field of public health, working mainly on the following topics: care-educational technologies, health education, public health policies, traditional populations, leprosy and sexual and gender minorities.

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