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Democratized access to the internet has enabled advancement in sectors such as education through digital content, also known as infoproducts. However, we do not have a wide range of data about the use of digital content in updating nursing professionals. Thus, the main objectives are: evaluate the use of infoproducts as a strategic tool of study and update for nursing professionals; identify the most used infoproducts; identify the challenges and benefits in the usage of infoproducts.
Descriptive study of the experience report type, carried out with nursing professionals, from October to November 2023. Participants signed the consent form digitally. Inclusion criteria: be a nursing professional or nurse at technical level; have had used an infoproduct for updating themselves; be Brazilian and work in Brazilian territory. Data collection was made through an online questionnaire, which consisted in 17 multiple-choice questions.
We obtained 159 responses (n=159), of which 84.3% were female. In terms of age, 33.3% were between 36 and 45 years old, 27% were between 46 and 55 years old, 25.8% were 26 to 35 years old, 9.4% were 56 years old or more and 4.5% were 18 to 25 years old. Regarding the professional category, 77.4% are nurses and 22.6% nursing technicians. The majority of professionals declared that their professional training was on-site (91.8%). Regarding the time since graduation, 35.8% had 6 to 15 years of experience, 25.8% 16 to 25 years, 25.8% less than 5 years and 12.6% had more than 26 years of experience. The three infoproducts most used by professionals are: courses and training (81.1%), videos (59.7%) and scientific articles (44.7%). The three most used platforms to access infoproducts were: Instagram (29.6%), YouTube (25.8%), followed by platforms for Online courses (23.3%). The majority (98.8%) report accessing infoproducts via cell phone. The main reasons for using infoproducts are saving time/flexible schedule (42.8%) and the convenience of accessing them from anywhere (31.4%). Regarding the 3 criteria for choosing infoproducts, the main one is the experience and credibility of the professional responsible for the content (67%), followed by the quality of the content (63.5%) and personal/professional needs (54.7%). Towards the frequency of access, the responses were very diverse, the majority accessed it 3 to 5 times/week (26.4%), 20.8% accessed it every day and 17% used it less than 3 times/week. Participants cited the following as challenges in using infoproducts: time management to access content (38.4%) and self-discipline to access content (24.5%). The problems with infoproducts highlighted in the study were: difficulty in carrying out practical activities (33.3%), identifying quality products on the market (25.8%) and having a safe environment for purchasing and accessing content (11.3%). The 3 topics with higher interest are technical content (48.1%), process and procedure management (46.8%) and patient safety (44.9%). The majority of participants (81.8%) indicated that infoproducts help with professional development and 86.8% would recommend them to a co-worker.
The study demonstrated that professionals use infoproducts to update themselves due to their practicality and time saving characteristics, especially in matters related to assistance.