TY - JOUR
AU - Lima MCV
AU - Barbosa FR
AU - Santos DCMD
AU - Nascimento RD
AU - D'Azevedo SSP
AB - <p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To analyze the self-care practices on the face, hands and feet carried out by people affected by Hansen's disease.</p>

<p><strong>METHODOLOGY: </strong>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.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>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.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>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.</p>

BT - Revista gaucha de enfermagem
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30365764?dopt=Abstract</p>

DO - 10.1590/1983-1447.2018.20180045
J2 - Rev Gaucha Enferm
LA - eng
N2 - <p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To analyze the self-care practices on the face, hands and feet carried out by people affected by Hansen's disease.</p>

<p><strong>METHODOLOGY: </strong>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.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>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.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>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.</p>

PY - 2018
EP - e20180045
T2 - Revista gaucha de enfermagem
TI - Practices for self-care in Hansen's disease: face, hands and feet.
UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rgenf/v39/en_1983-1447-rgenf-39-e20180045.pdf
VL - 39
SN - 0102-6933
ER -