ERIC Number: EJ1407433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
EISSN: EISSN-1552-6127
Online Integrative Community Therapy in Latin America: Health Promotion in Times of COVID-19
Franciele Delurdes Colatusso; Júlia Feldmann Uhry; Adalberto de Paula Barreto; Maria Lucia de Andrade Reis; Max Luiz de Carvalho; Suely Ruiz Giolo; Milene Zanoni da Silva; Giovana Daniela Pecharki
Health Education & Behavior, v51 n1 p32-42 2024
This study described integrative community therapy (ICT) in the online modality as a health promotion resource in the context of COVID-19 in Latin America, characterizing the ICT circles, the ICT training centers, and the community therapists involved in this practice. It is a descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected from November 2020 to July 2021 through an online questionnaire created on the Google Forms platform. The study's first stage involved the participation of ICT training centers, while the second involved community therapists. Forty-three centers participated in the first stage; 86.1% offered online ICT in the period evaluated, and 74.4% trained professionals to implement this modality. In the second stage, 66 community therapists responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 49 (74.2%) resided in Brazil, 84.8% were female, and 72.7% performed the work voluntarily, with an average of 6.1 hours per week dedicated to online circles. Community-based circles were the most cited, followed by those linked to the public sector, with an average of 20.7 participants/circle in the period. The most frequent themes were stress and negative emotions, problems with work/unemployment, and family conflicts. Strengthening self-care, participation in ICT circles, and personal empowerment stood out among the coping strategies. In conclusion, online ICT proved to be an innovative resource for health promotion during the pandemic through the articulation and engagement of community therapists and different institutions, expanding solidary social networks, and showing itself as a sustainable practice in the Latin American scenario.
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Public Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Therapy, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Health Services, Allied Health Personnel, Counselor Characteristics, Stress Variables, Social Networks, Latin Americans, Daily Living Skills, Work Attitudes, Unemployment, Family Relationship, Coping, Videoconferencing
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Latin America
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