Avaliação de Cursos EaD para a Educação Continuada de Profissionais da Área da Saúde: Revisão Integrativa

Abstract

Distance education (DE) is a continuing education strategy used to train professionals in the healthcare field. However, the scientific community points out that research on evaluative activities in this area is still necessary. The present study aims to identify in the scientific literature studies that have evaluated DE courses aimed at the continuing education of healthcare professionals and to identify the instruments or criteria used for educational evaluation. The methodology adopted was a systematic literature review of the integrative review type. Among the inclusion criteria were studies dated up to the year 2022; works that evaluated reaction (Level I of the Kirkpatrick model); educational activities conducted through the internet; themes with a narrow interface with the human health area; and the target audience consisting of healthcare professionals who are already graduates. A total of 66 studies were selected. For each research, the following were identified: evaluation category, year, evaluation characterization of the educational action (validated instrument or not), target audience, course theme, evaluation level according to the Kirkpatrick model, type of approach adopted; and use of pre/post knowledge test. The most cited evaluation categories were Educational, General Aspects, and Design, while Ethics was the least referenced. Behavior and results evaluation (Levels III and IV of the Kirkpatrick model) are less commonly performed. Studies focused on DE evaluation in the healthcare field should be encouraged to promote investigations involving the construction of robust and standardized instruments, enabling result comparison.