SAÚDE AUDITIVA DA CRIANÇA: FERRAMENTA EDUCACIONAL PARA PROFISSIONAIS DA ATENÇÃO BÁSICA

Abstract

In order to monitor children at risk for hearing impairment, primary care professionals need to have support who are knowledgeable about the hearing health of these infants/children. Considering the territorial extension of Brazil, it is necessary to invest in the information and communication technology resources, such as videoconferencing, so that such training can be carried out equally throughout the country. The objective of the research was to investigate the unfolding of a validated educational tool for specialized training specific to primary care professionals about children's hearing health. Three video-lessons with the same content were carried out for 35 professionals and applied pre and post questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge of the participants and the applicability of the tool. There was a significant difference for three of the four subject domains studied, when comparing the means of correct answers in the pre and post training questionnaire. The educational tool was considerate an excellent resource of support and had agreement higher than 85% by the professionals. The applicability of this tool need investment in the primary care and improvement of the service performed with the child population, in addition to scientific evidence that will give information about its applicability, contributing to its improvement.