@article{94000, keywords = {Health technologies, Self care}, author = {Cavalcante JL and Xavier SPL and Cabral JFF and Viana MCA and Cavalcante EGR}, title = {Health technologies for self-care promotion in patients with leprosy: exploring scientific evidence}, abstract = {Objective: to identify the main health technologies applied to people with leprosy for self-care promotion.

Method: integrative review performed at Hansen, LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE, SciELO, CINAHL, Web of Science and in the Virtual Health Library Leprosy databases, through the intersection of the descriptors Leprosy, Health Technology and Self-care. The sample included articles published in the period from 2008 to 2018 in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Results: 19 articles were selected, which identified the educational technologies, based on group creation, lectures and workshops, as well as assistive technologies, based on observation, research on care practices and use of instruments.

Conclusion: assistive technologies were the most applied to people with leprosy, for selfcare promotion.}, year = {2020}, journal = {Revista Baiana de Enfermagem‏}, volume = {33}, publisher = {Revista Baiana de Enfermagem}, issn = {2178-8650}, url = {https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/24fb/607a65a8167d3d6aa2d8951a2b3ae24a4bdc.pdf}, doi = {10.18471/rbe.v33.33369}, }