Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem ()

Promotion of self-care for people with leprosy: educational intervention in the light of Orem’s theory

  • Jeane Lima Cavalcante,
  • Karine Nascimento da Silva,
  • Rayanne de Sousa Barbosa,
  • Maria Corina Amaral Viana,
  • Dayanne Rakelly de Oliveira,
  • Edilma Gomes Rocha Cavalcante

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200246

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ABSTRACT Objective: To report the experience of promoting self-care for people with leprosy during educational interventions in the light of Orem’s theory. Method: Experience report of an educational intervention. The analysis was carried out in the light of Orem’s theory of nursing systems, in the support-education system. Results: The guidelines for self-care took into account actions to prevent nasal dryness; and promote decreased sensitivity, joint swelling, pain and dryness in the hands and feet. Final considerations: The educational intervention to promote self-care favored the protagonism of the person with leprosy who started to carry out preventive care with continuity and autonomy.

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