O autocuidado em saúde através de gerações de mulheres

Abstract

Self-care is a form of co-responsibility of subjects for their own health, but it is also a stimulator of cultural and social changes. Women throughout the historical construction of society have been silenced subjects, thus becoming a vulnerable segment that is conducive to the most diverse forms of exclusion and violence. The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide problem that has caused several biological, social, political, economic and cultural consequences. For the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) this is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges to be faced in relation to public policies. This study aims to understand the forms of self-care among generations of women from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an exploratory, descriptive research with a qualitative approach, developed in 2021 in a municipality in the western region of Santa Catarina. The content was collected through semi-structured interviews, treated by content analysis, where a macro category emerged: Health promotion and health self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidencing the limitations of the effectiveness of the National Health Promotion Policy regarding the implementation of physical activity, healthy eating and mental health actions for women's health, as well as their co-responsibility for their health through self-care, empowerment and take care of yourself.