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For the effectiveness of actions of health education, the presence of professionals prepared for the care of the elderly population, besides the context of the cure or rehabilitation of the diseases, are required. The main objective of the study was to understand the health education actions implemented by nurses for the elderly in the Family Health Strategy (FHS). It was characterized as a descriptive research with qualitative approach, where the participants were 9 nurses filed in the FHS of the municipality of Juazeiro do Norte-CE. A checklist and a semi-structured interview script were used as instruments for data collection. The results included questions related to the way nurses organized and implemented health education actions focused on the elderly, as well as a reflection on the effectiveness of those actions. Thus, the organization of actions, based on health indicators and technical standards, needs to be broader, implying the reorientation of  such practices so that they promote the health of the elderly population effectively and  are not be restricted to specific pathologies. From these analyzes, it is necessary that professionals, with emphasis on nurses for this research, observe that their organizations and educational practices need to be worked in a differentiated way, seeking the needs of the community and providing a higher quality of life.                                   Keywords: Health Education. Geriatric Nursing. Aged. ResumoUm ponto crucial para a efetividade de ações de educação em saúde encontra-se na presença de profissionais preparados para o cuidado da população idosa, indo além do contexto da cura ou reabilitação das enfermidades. O principal objetivo do presente estudo consistiu em compreender as ações de educação em saúde implementadas por enfermeiros para a pessoa idosa na Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF). Tratando-se de um estudo do tipo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, onde os participantes foram 9 enfermeiras lotadas nas Unidades de Saúde da Família do município do Juazeiro do Norte-CE. Um checklist e um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada foram utilizados como instrumentos de coleta de dados. Os resultados englobaram questões referentes à forma como os enfermeiros organizavam e implementavam as ações de educação em saúde com foco em idosos, além de ser feita uma reflexão sobre a efetividade dessas ações. Desse modo, tem-se que a organização das ações, baseadas em indicadores de saúde e normas técnicas, necessita de uma maior abrangência, implicando na reorientação dessas práticas para que de fato promovam a saúde da população idosa e não se restrinjam a patologias específicas. A partir dessas análises é necessário que os profissionais, com ênfase nos enfermeiros para essa pesquisa, possam observar que suas organizações e práticas educativas necessitam ser trabalhadas de forma diferenciada, buscando as necessidades da comunidade e gerando uma maior qualidade de vida. Palavras-chave: Educação em Saúde. Enfermagem Geriátrica. Idoso.

BackgroundTherapeutic play is an important strategy in nursing care to relieve emotional discomfort of school-age children. The aim of this scoping review was to map the use of therapeutic play in nursing care for school-age children.MethodsSearches in the databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, BDENF, LILACS and CAPES theses and dissertations portal. A total of 1,486 records were identified and 32 included in the review. Eligibility criteria: The literature on children aged 6 to 12 participating in therapeutic play sessions in nursing care in any place, in the form of original articles, theses and dissertations, in English, Spanish or Portuguese. There was no time limit.ResultsThe focus theme has been described since 1987 in the national and international scientific literature. There is consensus on the benefits of therapeutic play in nursing care for school-age children in various situations, especially in the hospital context, with proven efficacy in research that encourages the application of this strategy in nursing practice, but there are barriers for its implementation.ConclusionThe review identified the settings, situations, benefits, barriers and gaps regarding the use of therapeutic play in nursing care for school-age children.ImplicationsThe positive results reported in the studies can be used to enrich discussions about the use of therapeutic play in nursing practice for school-age children and encourage awareness of the importance of this strategy. The gaps identified contribute to future research.

To analyze the possibly influencing factors of the beliefs and attitudes towards childhood epilepsy among users of the Family Health Strategy. Methods: The participants were 300 users from three units of the Family Health Strategy in one city of northeastern Brazil. This primary health care service has a multidisciplinary team and operates close to the community, seeks to provide comprehensive care with actions to promote health, prevention, recovery, rehabilitation of diseases and frequent injuries in the community. Data were collected through a socioeconomic questionnaire and the Brazilian version of The Epilepsy Beliefs and Attitudes Scale -Adult Version, analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equation analysis. Results: Various associations were significant (p < 0.05), religion positively influences beliefs and attitudes (β: 1.040; p: 0.044); an increase in educational level negatively influences beliefs and attitudes (β: − 0.723; p: 0.040); being the parent of a child negatively influences beliefs and attitudes (β: 1.120; p: 0.043), but also positively influences beliefs (β: − 0.244; p: 0.028). Conclusion:This research contributed to identifying that having a religion, an increased educational level and being the parent of a child were factors that influence the beliefs and attitudes towards childhood epilepsy, aiming to contribute to a better implementation of actions directed to education in epilepsy.