Distance education in the training community health agents in infant hearing health: CD-ROM's effectiveness

• Grant number: 10/13625-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2011
• End date: March 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Kátia de Freitas Alvarenga
• Grantee: Eliene Silva Araújo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The newborn hearing screening does not guarantee the population's access to specialized care and at the appropriate time, furthermore, doesn't exclude the possibility of later or progressive hearing loss. Seeking alternatives to solve this problem, projects relating to train community health agents (CHA) on hearing health have been developed, investigating the effectiveness of different forms and educational tools. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the CD-ROM as a tool for distance education in the training of CHA in infant hearing health. Methods: The sample will composed of 50 CHA from Bauru-SP who received prior training on hearing health and 50 CHA from Itajaí-SC, without prior training. The CD-Rom was developed in a previous project (CNPq, process number 485508/2007-9) and contains five chapters, ranging from prevention to rehabilitation of hearing impairment. The work implementation will be structured in stages: Stage 1 - Training in basic computer science; Stage 2 - CHA training and cybertutor containing simulated clinical cases development; Stage 3 - Cybertutor access and evaluation of CHA; Stage 4 - Data analysis: The use and learning of the content will be evaluated by comparing the performance of a questionnaire carried out before and after training, the performance of each individual in the activity of cybertutor, and a questionnaire containing questions about the teaching tool used, which will be analyzed in qualitative form; Stage 5 - Meeting with the City Health Department of the cities of Bauru-SP and Itajaí-SC. (AU)

Scientific publications

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ARAUJO, ELIENE SILVA; ALVARENGA, KATIA DE FREITAS; URNAU, DANIELE; PAGNOSSIN, DEBORA FRIZZO; WEN, CHAO LUNG. Community health worker training for infant hearing health: Effectiveness of distance learning. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY, v. 52, n. 9, p. 636-641, SEP 2013. (10/13625-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ARAÚJO, Eliene Silva. Distance education in the training community health agents in infant hearing health: analysis of the CD-ROMs effectiveness. 2012. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB) Bauru.