Education in health about spotted fever: an integrative literature review

• Published in: Journal of Nursing and Health 2023-12, Vol.13 (3), p.e13322668
• Main Authors: Bragagnollo, Gabriela Rodrigues, Resende, Bianca, Das Neves Guimarães Porciúncula, Marcela, Dos Santos, Bruna Domingos, De Camargo, Rosangela Andrade Aukar, Araújo, Wallacy Jhon Silva, Monteiro, Estela Maria Leite Meirelles, Ferreira, Beatriz Rossetti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2236-1987; 2236-1987
• DOI: 10.15210/jonah.v13i3.22668

Objective: to identify the knowledge produced about the actions/interventions of education in health related to Spotted Fever. Method: integrative literature review, carried out in the following databases: US National Library of Medicine/Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences and the Nursing Database. The inclusion criteria was original scientific articles and/or theoretical scientific articles, in English, Spanish and Portuguese and without time restriction. The search was conducted in January 2022. Results: five studies from Brazil, United States of America and Mexico were included. Changes in epidemiological indicators were observed in the two intervention studies. Conclusion: this study showed that health education for Spotted Fever is still a little explored field, highlighting the importance of educational actions for the prevention of the disease.