Objective: To report the experience of promoting self-care for people with leprosy during educational interventions in the light of Orem’s theory. Method: Experience report of an educational intervention. The analysis was carried out in the light of Orem’s theory of nursing systems, in the support-education system. Results: The guidelines for self-care took into account actions to prevent nasal dryness; and promote decreased sensitivity, joint swelling, pain and dryness in the hands and feet. Final considerations: The educational intervention to promote self-care favored the protagonism of the person with leprosy who started to carry out preventive care with continuity and autonomy.
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Cavalcante, J. L., da Silva, K. N., Barbosa, R. de S., Viana, M. C. A., de Oliveira, D. R., & Cavalcante, E. G. R. (2021). Promotion of self-care for people with leprosy: educational intervention in the light of Orem’s theory. Revista Gaucha de Enfermagem, 42. https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200246
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