title: [Virtual environment: assistance in nursing care for the deaf based on the protocol of primary care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Presenting a Virtual Environment (VE) based on the Protocol of Treatment of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus type 2, used in Primary Care for evaluation of dietary habits in nursing consultations.
  
  
  METHODS
  An experimental study applied by two nurses and a nurse manager, in a sample of 30 deaf patients aged between 30 and 60 years. The environment was built in Visual Basic NET and offered eight screens about feeding containing food pictures, videos in Libras (Brazilian sign language) and audio. The analysis of the VE was done through questionnaires applied to patients and professionals by the Poisson statistical test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The VE shows the possible diagnostics in red, yellow, green and blue colors, depending on the degree of patients' need.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The environment obtained excellent acceptance by patients and nurses, allowing great interaction between them, even without an interpreter. The time in consultation was reduced to 15 minutes, with the preservation of patient privacy.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silvia Cristina Martini
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gardênia Costa
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Damião
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003116:Color; D003638:Deafness; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012813:Sign Language; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014741:Video Recording