Technologies that promote health education for the community elderly: integrative review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3171.3186Keywords:
Aged; Health of the Elderly; Educational Technology; Health Education; Teaching Materials; ReviewAbstract
Objective
to identify in the scientific literature the technologies developed to promote health education for the community elderly.
Method
integrative review that included original articles indexed by Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Cochrane databases, without restriction of time and language. Results were analyzed descriptively, in five analytical categories.
Results
Fifteen articles published on national and international journals were selected, with predominance of experimental studies that tested the effects of such technologies. The types of educational technology developed were printed materials, software and video, as well as mock-up and telephone support. Falls in the elderly were the most discussed theme. The studies have shown that the types of technology found are feasible to promote health education for the community elderly.
Conclusion
The technologies developed to promote health education for the elderly were multiple and proved effective for use in community interventions.
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