EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON INTERMITTENT URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION IN CHILDREN: A SCOPING REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: to analyze diverse scientific evidence about educational materials related to intermittent urethral catheterization in children. Method: a scoping review based on the method proposed by the Joana Briggs Institute and conducted in nine stages from July to December 2021, with the following guiding question: “Which is the available evidence about educational materials on intermittent urethral catheterization in children?”. Articles from the following databases were analyzed: National Library of Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scientific Electronic Library Online and SciVerse Scopus. Results: six of the 3,323 articles retrieved were kept after applying the eligibility criteria and excluding the duplicates. The publication dates varied from 2009 to 2019; five were published in Brazil and one in the United States. Regarding the design, one was a cross-sectional study and there were two descriptive studies, two methodological studies and one case study. The data were presented considering the following variables: type of material, means of dissemination, target audience, and theoretical framework of the educational materials. Conclusion: the studies analyzed in this review presented several educational materials, such as elaboration of educational software, a Telenursing manual, an educational video to guide parents and an online forum. Therefore, these materials are useful as teaching and learning strategies for caregivers of children undergoing intermittent urethral catheterization.