Adolescent health in the Covid-19 pandemic: a construction through Nola Pender’s model

Salud del adolescente en la pandemia de Covid-19: una construcción a través del modelo de Nola Pender

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To construct perspectives of adolescent health in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, through emancipatory dialogues guided by Nola Pender’s Model.

Method:

This is a participatory research based on the methodology of Psychodramatic Pedagogy of María Alicia Romaña. The action was carried out with 17 school-aged adolescents from a city in the Center-West Region of Brazil. The theoretical-analytical framework used was Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model, and the data collected were discussed based on Paulo Freire’s dialogical framework.

Results:

The workshop allowed the sharing of individual characteristics and experiences of adolescents regarding the reality experienced in the pandemic, highlighting mental health as a main theme for health promotion.

Final considerations:

It was construct, along with the adolescents, important knowledge about health in the pandemic, supporting the thematic reflection and the elaboration of timely health promotion interventions.

Descriptors:
Adolescent Health; Health Promotion; COVID-19; Nursing Theory; Psychodrama