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. 2024 Aug 30;77Suppl 1(Suppl 1):e20230352.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0352. eCollection 2024.

Educational actions conducted during the pandemic with primary health care professionals: a scoping review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Bruna Dias França  1 , Kênia Lara Silva  1 , Lilian Cristina Rezende  1 , Francisco Carlos Felix Lana  1 , Simone de Pinho Barbosa  2
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Educational actions conducted during the pandemic with primary health care professionals: a scoping review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Bruna Dias França et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .

Abstract
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Objectives: to map the educational actions conducted with primary health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: a scoping review conducted in August 2023, which covered databases such as CINAHL, Medline, LILACS, IBECS, BDENF, and Web of Science. In total, 32 publications were analyzed through content analysis.

Results: the primary beneficiaries of the educational actions included 69% physicians, 56% nurses, 25% pharmacists, 13% social workers and dentists, 9% psychologists, community health agents, and laboratory professionals, and 6% nursing technicians, nutritionists, and physical educators. The predominant educational interventions were training sessions (mentioned in 19 publications), followed by Continuing Health Education (10 publications) and Continuing Education (three publications).

Final considerations: the educational interventions demonstrated positive impacts on professional practice, particularly the Continuing Health Education actions, which were notable for stimulating critical problem-solving among professionals.

Objetivos:: mapear las acciones educativas realizadas con los profesionales de la salud de la Atención Primaria durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

Métodos:: revisión de alcance desarrollada en agosto de 2023, que abarcó las bases de datos CINAHL, Medline, LILACS, IBECS, BDENF y Web of Science. En total, se analizaron 32 publicaciones mediante análisis de contenido.

Resultados:: los principales beneficiarios de las acciones educativas incluyeron un 69% de médicos, un 56% de enfermeros, un 25% de farmacéuticos, un 13% de trabajadores sociales y dentistas, un 9% de psicólogos, agentes comunitarios de salud y profesionales de laboratorio, y un 6% de técnicos de enfermería, nutricionistas y educadores físicos. Las intervenciones educativas predominantes fueron los entrenamientos (mencionados en 19 publicaciones), seguidos por la Educación Permanente en Salud (10 publicaciones) y la Educación Continua (tres publicaciones).

Consideraciones Finales:: las intervenciones educativas demostraron impactos positivos en la práctica profesional, especialmente las acciones de Educación Permanente en Salud, que se destacaron por estimular la problematización crítica entre los profesionales.

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Figure 1. PRISMA Flowchart for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) of the Literature Search Process
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Figure 2. Map of Educational Actions Conducted with Primary Health Care Professionals and Their Teaching Strategies, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2023
PHC - Primary Health Care; CE- Continuing Education; PHE- Permanent Health Education; n = number of publications that cited the teaching strategy.
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Figure 3. Representation of the Population, Concept, and Context, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2023
CE - Continuing Education; PHE - Permanent Health Education; CHW - Community Health Worker.
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Figura 1. Fluxograma PRISMA para revisões de escopo (PRISMA-ScR) do processo de busca na literatura
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Figura 2. Mapa das ações educativas realizadas com os profissionais da Atenção Primária à Saúde e suas estratégias de ensino, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, 2023
APS - Atenção Primária à Saúde; EC - Educação Continuada; EPS - Educação Permanente em Saúde; n = número de publicações que citou a estratégia de ensino.
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Figura 3. Representação do Population, Concept, and Context, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, 2023
EC - Educação Continuada; EPS - Educação Permanente em Saúde; ACS - Agente Comunitário de Saúde.
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