Education technologies in mental health for workers: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To identify in the scientific literature the educational technologies in mental health developed for or directed at workers. Methods: This integrative review was carried out in May 2021 on the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), accessed through the PubMed portal, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. The Population, Interest, Context strategy was used, in which controlled and uncontrolled descriptors were combined with Boolean operators OR and. For such, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were used. The critical analysis and qualitative synthesis of the eight selected studies were performed descriptively. Results: Among the technologies used for the mental health education of workers, there was a predominance of educational videos. Moreover, other technology types such as software and written materials also emerged. Seven technologies demonstrated an increase in the knowledge of workers subjected to them. Regarding the addressed themes, there was a predominance of depression and dementia. Conclusion: It was possible to observe that the technologies used collaborated with the mental health knowledge of workers.