Conceptions and practices of adolescent self-care: qualitative recordings in personal diaries

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.551381
Keywords: Health Behavior, Self Care, Adolescent Health, Diary, Qualitative Research

Abstract

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.

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01-10-2023
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Cabrera Costa, A. et al. 2023. Conceptions and practices of adolescent self-care: qualitative recordings in personal diaries. Global Nursing. 22, 4 (Oct. 2023), 104–146. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.551381.
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