Educational actions in health: a proposal of the occupational therapy for people who have dermatosis - doi:10.5020/18061230.2004.p72

Abstract

Occupational dermatosis of contact and psychosomatic plays role of growing importance in the societies, affecting different ages and social groups, without explaining at least causal nexus. It is a descriptive study, accomplished in a generalized perspective, with the objective of to develop a proposal of educational action in the Occupational Therapy practice close to the people who have dermatosis in the process of interaction multiprofessional in units of therapy of dermatologic affections. The proposal was based in the model of attention to the health, in the philosophical and methodological principles of the profession, emphasising hoslistic and therapeutics approaches. Stand out that this knowledge can contribute in the planning, intervention and evaluation of the educational actions in health developed by the occupational therapist, as well as for the teaching, research and extension in an interdisciplinary approach.