Use of Parodies as Educational Technology in the Health Education Process

Maiza Silva de Sousa, Elizandra Silva de Carvalho Meireles, Aluísio Ferreira Celestino Júnior, Armando Sequeira Penela, Eliseth Costa Oliveira de Matos, Ilma Pastana Ferreira, Widson Davi Vaz de Matos, José Henrique Santos Silva, Caroline Silveira de Oliveira, Marlene Ribeiro de Oliveira, Nicole Pantoja de Oliveira Santos, Bruna Braga Maciel

Educational Technology; Health Education; Music; Health Care.

Objective: to describe the development of a book as a health education strategy, which brings together 32 parodies on various health issues that can be worked from primary care to hospital care. Method: this is a methodological research, technological applicability, with a qualitative approach which was developed in four stages: (1) definition of the themes to be addressed; (2) preparation of parodies; (3) orthographic/metric review; (4) Graphic printing of the material produced. Results: based on the pertinent literature and the academic experience of the authors, the thematic areas addressed were first selected, being: infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, chronic-degenerative diseases, self-care with health and others such as prenatal care, health management, humanization and urban violence; then the parodies were elaborated and some dealt with matters in duplicate in order to complement the theme addressed, allowing its use in different contexts. Conclusion: the development of this type of educational technology in the health area is something new in the literature, therefore, the parodies compiled in the book can be used by any healthcare professional to facilitate the adherence of users/customers in the health education process.

10.22161/ijaers.77.32