Practices for self-care in Hansen's disease: face, hands and feet
To analyze the self-care practices on the face, hands and feet carried out by people affected by Hansen's disease. A qualitative study, carried out in reference units for Hansen's disease in Pernambuco, between May 2014 and April 2015, with 24 people. Data was collected through the semi-st...
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Published in | Revista gaúcha de enfermagem Vol. 39; p. e20180045 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Brazil
22.10.2018
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Summary: | To analyze the self-care practices on the face, hands and feet carried out by people affected by Hansen's disease.
A qualitative study, carried out in reference units for Hansen's disease in Pernambuco, between May 2014 and April 2015, with 24 people. Data was collected through the semi-structured interview and content analysis was carried out.
Two categories emerged: Knowledge and execution of self-care practices in Leprosy and Singularities and challenges for self-care. The study found that respondents are familiar with information about face, hand and foot care, but report difficulties such as low income to acquire material for self-care, lack of time, and some lack of interest. Most of them already presented a degree of incapacity.
The training of professionals who work on the empowerment of people facing the disease, guidelines on prevention of disabilities and access to inputs for carrying out self-care are necessary. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0102-6933 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1983-1447.2018.20180045 |