TY - JOUR
KW - Leprosy
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Technology
KW - Information technology
AU - Martins RMG
AU - Alves DDA
AU - Alves SAA
AU - Silva KND
AU - Torres RAM
AU - Martins FJG
AU - Pereira MLD
AB - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>to map health technologies for managing the care of people with leprosy in Primary Health Care.</p>

<p><strong>Method:</strong> scoping review based on the JBI methodology in six databases, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. Studies published in any language were included, with different methodological approaches.</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong> the 14 studies included in the review show that the applicability of technologies for the management of care for people with leprosy in Primary Health Care makes it possible to confirm diagnosis, follow-up, monitoring, and prevention of disabilities.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> it has been noted that health technologies are tools that help in the process of caring for people with leprosy, to provide health professionals with knowledge about the disease, improving quality of health practice. Descriptors: Primary Health Care; Leprosy; Technology; Information Technology.</p>

BT - Revista Enfermagem UERJ
DO - 10.12957/reuerj.2024.79681
LA - ENG
M3 - Article
N2 - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>to map health technologies for managing the care of people with leprosy in Primary Health Care.</p>

<p><strong>Method:</strong> scoping review based on the JBI methodology in six databases, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. Studies published in any language were included, with different methodological approaches.</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong> the 14 studies included in the review show that the applicability of technologies for the management of care for people with leprosy in Primary Health Care makes it possible to confirm diagnosis, follow-up, monitoring, and prevention of disabilities.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> it has been noted that health technologies are tools that help in the process of caring for people with leprosy, to provide health professionals with knowledge about the disease, improving quality of health practice. Descriptors: Primary Health Care; Leprosy; Technology; Information Technology.</p>

PB - Universidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro
PY - 2024
SP - 1
EP - 7
T2 - Revista Enfermagem UERJ
TI - Leprosy health technologies in Primary Health Care: a scoping review
UR - https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/79681/50270
VL - 32
SN - 2764-6149, 0104-3552
ER -