Continuing education actions for higher education professionals: primary health care in the context of educational practices for the elderly

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Flávia Ribeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Santos, Paola Maria Freitas dos, Oliveira, Priscila Andreja, Silva, Michael Douglas, Nardelli, Giovanna Gaudenci, Buso, Ana Luisa Zanardo, Garcia, Luan Augusto Alves, Santos, Álvaro da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/30352
• topic: Primary Health Care; Health Education; Permanent Education; Family Health Strategy; Aged; Health professionals.; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Educação em Saúde; Educação Permanente; Estratégia Saúde da Família; Idoso; Profissionais da saúde.; Atención Primaria de Salud; Educación en Salud; Educación Permanente; Estrategia de Salud Familiar; Anciano; Profesionales de la salud.

Objective: to trace the sociodemographic profile of professionals and identify the relevant themes in the approach of Health Education activities aimed at the elderly in Primary Health Care. Methodology: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Higher education professionals working in Primary Health Care participated. Convenience sampling, constituting discrete quantitative variables. A semi-structured instrument was used, seeking to identify sociodemographic and professional data, aspects of Health Education and professional training. The databases were analyzed using the Software Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.0 statistical program. Results: the majority were female nurses, with a mean age of 41 years, Catholic and married. The importance of Health Education activities was perceived, and such actions take place in the units where they work. Many participants reported having no experience in Elderly Health. In the work routine, education actions were permanently carried out during the Hiperdia group and the main topics addressed were the use of medicines and the treatment of specific pathologies. Conclusion: Health Education actions proved to be of paramount importance according to the participants, who showed interest in Continuing Health Education activities. Despite the recognition of Health Education actions, there are still challenges for its implementation in practice, requiring the awareness of government entities and health managers.