Digital health and nursing: communication tool in the Family Health Strategy

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the knowledge of professionals about the DigiSUS application and verify the need for software development for communication between nursing professionals and users of the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. The research was undertaken in April and May 2020 in a city with 100% Primary Care coverage. All registered nurses (140) who were working in the city’s FHS were invited. Results: We analyzed the answers of 39 nurses, aged between 29 and 50 years, mostly women, who had been working for more than 10 years in the Family Health Strategy of the city in the North of Minas Gerais. Most nurses reported knowing the technologies provided by the Health Department, but 25 (64.1%) do not know the DigiSUS application. Conclusion: This research demonstrates the nurses’ need and expectation to have access to a prototype application that facilitates communication with users of the Family Health Strategy in the Unified Health System.