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    Tecnologías sanitarias educativas en el contexto de la lepra: Revisión de Alcance
    (Universidad de Murcia: servicio de publicaciones, 2025) Soares, Ana Beatriz da Silva; Barros, Mariah Kemily Silva; Vieira Silva, Cícera Renata Diniz; Sousa Fernandes, Petra Kelly Rabelo de; Nascimento, Maria Berenice Gomes; Fernandes, Marcelo Costa; Sin departamento asociado
    Introduction: The objective of this research was to map the production of educational health technologiesin the leprosy context at the global level.Material and methods: This is a scoping review conducted in accordance with the methodologicalstructures set forth by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist, extension for Scoping Reviews. Searches were carried out in the followingdatabases: Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, LILACS and BDENF, in addition to dissertation and these repositories, as well as in Google Scholar to support the review.Results: Twenty-five studies between 2008 and 2024 were included, where the country that produced themost educational technologies aimed at leprosy was Brazil and the main technologies demonstrated were apps.Conclusions: Educational technologies targeted at leprosy have developed significantly, benefiting bothhealth professionals and people affected by the disease. This progress not only improves the patients'quality of life but is also essential for prevention and awareness raising regarding leprosy