Depression is a frequent and severe public health problem in basic health care units. Nurses' lack of adequate knowledge is one of the factors responsible for the deficient identification and care delivery to depressed persons. One of the answers to overcome this deadlock is distance education. Our study aimed to construct and analyze material about depression. The theoretical content of the didactic material was organized in modules. The visual and verbal aspects of the material were tested by Specialists active in teaching and care delivery to depression. An intentional sample was chosen. A Likert-type instrument was used. The results indicated that there was no significant disagreement among the specialists' opinions on the produced material. They considered the content as comprehensive, complying with the instructional objectives through sequence, exercises and pertinent references.
Depression; Education, Distance; Nursing
