Information and communication technologies used in health promotion: an integrative review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i286p7382-7393

Keywords:

Health promotion, Information Technology, Health services

Abstract

Objective: to identify studies in the scientific literature on the use of information and communication technologies for health promotion with users of health services and youth. Method: Integrative review, carried out from May to June 2021, in the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS); National Library of Medicine – National Institutes of Health (MEDLINE/PUBMED); Bibliographic Index Español en Ciencias de la Salud (IBECS); and in the Nursing Database (BDENF), using the descriptors: Information Technology; Health promotion; Nursing; and School Health Services. Results: 12 studies were selected. The technologies used for health promotion were: electronic medical records, applications; Web radio; technologies for health records: Healht Record (EHR); online course; application; blogs; online social network sensors, among others. Conclusion: It was understood which TICS are being used in some countries as innovative actions to increase technology practices in health promotion.

Author Biographies

Karlla da Conceição Bezerra Brito Veras

Nurse. Doctoral student at the Postgraduate Program in Clinical Care in Nursing and Health at the State University of Ceará (UECE). Master in Health Education from the State University of Ceará (UECE). Fortaleza, (CE).

Raimundo Augusto Martins Torres

Nurse. Doctor in Education from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Master in Nursing from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Fortaleza, (CE).

Edine Dias Pimentel Gomes

Nurse. Doctor in Education from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Master in Nursing from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Fortaleza, (CE).

Published

2022-03-15

How to Cite

Bezerra Brito Veras, K. da C., Martins Torres, R. A., & Pimentel Gomes, E. D. (2022). Information and communication technologies used in health promotion: an integrative review. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 25(286), 7382–7393. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i286p7382-7393

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Artigos Cientí­ficos