A Universidade Aberta do Sistema Único de Saúde (Unasus) foi instituída para suprir as necessidades de capacitação e educação permanente dos trabalhadores do SUS, facilitando o acesso à formação continuada por meio da educação a distância. Este trabalho relata a experiência de alunos dos cursos de especialização em Saúde da Família e Saúde Materno-Infantil da Unasus, da Universidade Federal do Maranhão, a partir da produção de seus estudos científicos e da contribuição da educação a distância para a transformação das condições de saúde das comunidades em que atuam. Os principais temas estudados abordaram a saúde materno-infantil e constituíram-se em planos de ação, visando ao enfrentamento dos problemas identificados e à defesa da vida saudável como um direito de cidadania e bem público. A educação a distância possibilitou a esses profissionais o acesso à capacitação permanente e a ferramentas que sugerem meios de modificar a formação e execução de políticas na área da saúde.
The popularization of mobile devices has contributed to the democratization of health education in areas of difficult
access through mobile learning. For effective learning to occur it is necessary to consider aspects of the user experience (ux) and
aspects of human cognition in the interaction with artifacts in a social context. In this scope, a ux study of an app for health
was conducted in Brazil. The app was developed by the Open University of the Unified Health System (una-sus) of the Federal
University of Maranhão (ufma). The app was evaluated through interaction testing with simultaneous interviews, followed by a
satisfaction questionnaire. 16 physicians took part in the study, which was conducted in their work context. In general, users did not have
any prolems using the app. However, there were problems in navigating and understanding elements of the graphic interface that could affect
ux and content learning. The results of the study are discussed from the perspective of Information Design and according to the
Theory of Situated Cognition. Based on these results and on the literature, some recommendations for the design of health apps are put
forward.
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