Banca de DEFESA: ALENILZA BEZERRA COSTA

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STUDENT : ALENILZA BEZERRA COSTA
DATE: 19/06/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: FAMED
TITLE:

EVALUATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, PRO-
ENVIRONMENTAL AND QUALITY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT:
REALITY OF A MEDICAL COURSE IN AN INSTITUTION OF
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION OF ALAGOAS

KEY WORDS:

Audiovisual Resources.Educational Videos.Residue Management.Academic
Institutions.

PAGES: 35
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Enfermagem
SUMMARY:

Residue management in healthcare services is crucial. It is a complex system involving multiple
stages and different people, from citizens, health professionals and drivers of internalservices
in healthcare institutions, to specialized professionals in residue management. In this context
and scenario, this academic work was carried out as a final course project under the title
“Assessmentonenvironmentalawareness,pro-environmentalbehaviorandresidue
management quality in healthcare services: The Reality of a Medical Course in a Public Higher
Education Institution (HEI) in Alagoas." The researcher presents the results of the study on the
subject in the format of an article and educational product. The first general objective was
investigating the relationship between environmental awareness, pro-environmental behavior
and residue management in healthcare services (GRSS), among medical students from a public
higher education institution in Alagoas. This is an exploratory case study, with descriptive-
analytical and a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 93 medical students. The
inclusion criteria was: being enrolled in the medical course of the researched institution; and as
exclusion criteria: student transferred from other HEIs and student removed from academic
activities. As a data collection instrument, a validated questionnaire was used, entitled
“Behavior for Sustainability” (Afonso et al. 2016). The questionnaire was based on theoretical
constructs related to sustainability, encompassingthree dimensions: Environmental Awareness,
Pro-EnvironmentalBehaviorandResidueQualitymanagement.TheLikert-typescale
evaluates six items for each dimension, totaling 18 items. Thequestionnaire and the TCLE were
inserted in Google Forms and sent to the selected students by institutional electronic mail (e-
mail). For data analysis, the information was initially grouped in a Microsoft Office Excel
spreadsheet. Subsequently, the variables were organized in tables. For data description, the
following measures were used: absolute frequency (n), relative frequency in percentage (%),
avarage, standard deviation (SD), Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) and Cronbach's alpha
coefficient.TheCronbach'salphavaluewas0.5596fortheenvironmentalawareness
dimension, indicating a moderate level of internal consistency, while the pro-environmental
behavior and residue management dimensions exhibited 0.6571 and 0.715, respectively,
indicatinga considered substantial level of internal consistency. The results showed that the
level of environmental awareness had a positive influence on pro-environmental behavior and
on the quality of the GRSS. Pro-environmental behavior exerted a positive influence on the
quality of residue management in healthcare services. Fifth year students had a greater positive
attitude (statistically significant) towards the dimensions of environmental awareness and pro-
environmental behavior than the others, including sixth year students. In this study, there was
no statistically significant difference in behavior between female and male students in any
dimension. The students’ perception of GRSS quality, across all years, requires curriculum
improvement. For greater depth, further qualitative research is suggested to explore existing
learning opportunities. The institution's documents proved to be insufficient to materialize the
management of solid residue in healthcare. It was concluded that the HEI needs to practice,
guide and monitor the GRSS, as well as raise students awarenessregarding the disposal of
residue generated duringpractical activities. The students at the researched institution presented
concerning attitudes in the dimension of GRSS quality, indicating a need for improvement. The
producedEducational Product was a video titled “Generating and Disposing of RSS in a
Practical Setting.” The resource aimed to raise awareness among the academic community
about their role in the GRSS. The video was built using the Animaker Platform and has a
duration of 2'49''. Its contents address the role of the HEI in the GRSS and Situation Simulation
of RSS Generation and Disposal. It is expected that this academic work will consolidate itself
as an auxiliary resource for improving the curriculum of the medical course of the researched
institution.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1120653 - ROSANA QUINTELLA BRANDAO VILELA
Interno(a) - 1120865 - ANTONIO CARLOS SILVA COSTA
Externo(a) à Instituição - SIMONE SCHWARTZ LESSA - UNCISAL