Enfermería Global
ISSN 1695-6141
CABRERA-COSTA, Adelita et al. Conceptions and practices of adolescent self-care: qualitative recordings in personal diaries. []. , 22, 72, pp.104-146. 04--2023. ISSN 1695-6141. https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.551381.
Objective:
To know the concept and practices of self-care among school-aged adolescents in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
This qualitative study used COREQ guidelines to construct the report. Seventeen adolescents participated, and data collection occurred through the personal diary technique. The data were submitted to thematic analysis.
Results:
The participants described the self-care phenomenon according to antecedents, attributes, and consequences of the pandemic. Conceptions of self-care and health often went beyond care needs for survival. Self-care behaviors among adolescents were noted to be multidimensional, with influences from individual, relational, and systemic levels and mediated by existential contexts. Experiences of self-care deficits were also recorded.
Final considerations:
The results may offer subsidies for support models for health professionals to stimulate adolescent self-care.
: Health Behavior; Self Care; Adolescent Health; Diary; Qualitative Research.