HEALTH EDUCATION THERAPEUTIC GROUP: SUPPORT FOR THE PROMOTION OF SELF-CARING AMONG USERS OF PSYCHO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Authors

  • Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Iracema da Silva Frazão Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Vânia Pinheiro Ramos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.25961

Keywords:

Nursing, Health education, Self-care, Disorders related to substance use.

Abstract

This descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach aimed to investigate the contributions of the Therapeutic Group ‘Health Education in the Promotion of Self Care ’ to eight psycho-active substance users under intensive treatment in a Psychosocial Care Center –Alcohol and Drugs (CAPSad) in the municipality of Recife in the state of Pernambuco. The data was collected between July and August 2011 by consulting patient records and interviews, which were recorded and submitted to thematic content analysis; the treatment and interpretation of the data was organized taking into account constructs from Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Theory. The contributions of the Therapeutic Group were identified as motivation for life, support for identifying therapeutic needs and construction of competencies for self-care. From the perspective of the users, this Group provides a therapeutic environment for health education through the exchange of knowledge between the participants, and support for acquiring healthy habits.

Author Biographies

Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem - UFPE, Assistencial do Serviço de Pronto Atendimento - CEMEC, Camaragibe-PE e do CAPSad Eulâmpio Cordeiro, Recife-PE

Iracema da Silva Frazão, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Enfermeira, Doutora em Serviço Social, Professor Adjunto 3 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE. 

Vânia Pinheiro Ramos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Enfermeira, Doutora em Neurociências, Professor Adjunto 4 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE.

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Published

2012-09-30

How to Cite

Vasconcelos, S. C., Frazão, I. da S., & Ramos, V. P. (2012). HEALTH EDUCATION THERAPEUTIC GROUP: SUPPORT FOR THE PROMOTION OF SELF-CARING AMONG USERS OF PSYCHO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.25961

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2012)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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