Abstract
Objective:
To identify the contributions provided by activities that promote self care, developed with pregnant women during chemical detoxification from crack, having Dorothea Orem's Self Care Theory as reference.
Methods:
A descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study was performed between August and November 2013 with five pregnant women hospitalized at the chemical detoxification unit of a general hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Data were collected before and after the activities, developed during this period, through semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis after being approved by the local Research and Ethics Committee (Opinion 072/2010).
Results:
A total of three categories were identified: from the absence to the need of activities that promote self care; the contributions of these activities to the promotion and acceptance of chemical detoxification and self care; and self care performed by pregnant women after these activities.
Conclusion:
The activities developed with pregnant women helped to enhance their self care in the reality studied.
Keywords:
Crack cocaine; Self care; Pregnancy; Nursing Care