Favorecendo o autocuidado na psoríase em placas: construção de uma tecnologia educacional

Abstract

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated, genetically based, non-contagious disease that presents in different clinical forms. The most common clinical form is plaque psoriasis, which accounts for 80-90% of cases. Due to the complexity and chronicity of psoriasis, the importance of self-care stands out, which can be understood as a learned behavior directed towards those who practice it, other people or the environment with the aim of benefiting health and well-being. For Occupational Therapy, self-care is included in activities of daily living, in the occupation of health management, in leisure, in social participation and in rest and sleep. Self-care must be encouraged, guided and monitored by health professionals, who can use educational health technologies. Objective: to build an educational health technology in booklet format (1st volume) to promote self-care practices for people affected by plaque psoriasis. Methodology: qualitative, descriptive study, in the format of applied research. The booklet construct is made up of three methodological stages: 1st stage - Conception and planning; 2nd stage - Organization of material; 3rd stage - Development of the booklet. Development: in volume I of the Self-Care Booklet for People with Plaque Psoriasis, the following themes are described and illustrated: knowledge about psoriasis; knowledge about treatment and medications; care for the skin and its appendages. Final considerations: the proposal for planning, conception, organization and development of educational technology was achieved, generating volume I of the booklet. It is hoped that the study will continue in the near future with the aim of validating it so that it can be widely disseminated and distributed in physical and virtual models in health services for users affected by plaque psoriasis.