MOBILE SIMULATION: SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HEALTH AREA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify and analyze in the literature the use of the mobile simulation strategy for health professionals and for the community. Method: a scoping review based on the procedures recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The search databases were the following: PubMed, CINAHL via EBSCO, Scopus, LILACS, Portugal's Open Access Scientific Repository and CAPES Dissertations Database. The guiding question was the following: What contributions of the mobile simulation have been identified and assessed in the training processes of health professionals and of the community? There was no limitation regarding publication year, and nine studies were selected. Results: 2011 had the highest number of publications on this theme, most of them coming from the United States. It was evidenced that the mobile simulation contributed to the training of health professionals and community-dwelling individuals, favored the development of the professionals' clinical competencies, and proved to be an effective tool to take training to remote zones. Conclusion: mobile simulation is a modality that contributes to the development of the simulated practice regarding the active teaching method; however, it is still little explored, and expanding the perspectives of its implementation emerges as a challenge.