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- Title
Relato de experiência das contribuições da telessaúde em comunidades ribeirinhas do Amazonas na pandemia.
- Authors
de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Jacqueline; de Miranda Gonçalves, Isabela Cristina; Oderilda Magalhães dos Santos, Waldeyde
- Abstract
Objective: to report on the creation and implementation of telehealth activities developed by the Forest Health Program in communities in conservation areas, in the state of Amazonas, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: this is an experience report on the creation and implementation of the program. Results: the project began in June 2021 with medical and nursing services and currently has 63 points of connectivity installed. Dermatology was the most requested specialty (30.1%), with dermatitis being the main grievance diagnosed. For nursing, the most requested specialty was obstetrics, followed by pediatrics. Rio Madeira and the Catuá-Ipixema Extractive Reserve requested more than half of all consultations. Conclusion: this project showed a differentiated performance of telehealth in riverside communities in Amazonas, especially in the pandemic context, expanding health care in remote areas, such as these.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; EVALUATION of human services programs; RURAL conditions; DERMATOLOGY; SKIN inflammation; NURSING services; PEDIATRICS; HUMAN services programs; OBSTETRICS; PRIMARY health care; RURAL health; TELEMEDICINE; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2022, Vol 75, p1
- ISSN
0034-7167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0820pt