Histórias em quadrinhos: uma proposta lúdica para adesão terapêutica em pediatria

Abstract

Pediatrics is the medical specialty dedicated to the health of children and adolescents, focusing on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and monitoring the physical, emotional, and social development of these individuals. Complex conditions such as cystic fibrosis and primary nephrotic syndrome require multidisciplinary approaches and often involve palliative care to improve the quality of life of patients with serious chronic diseases. In the context of palliative care, innovative tools, such as therapeutic toys, have been used to help patients understand their health conditions. Thus, comic books (HQ), representing an instructional therapeutic toy format, seek to contribute to adherence to procedures and treatments in pediatrics, as they are instruments used to facilitate communication, promoting autonomy and humanization of care. This work aimed to develop comic books that address the diseases: cystic fibrosis and nephrotic syndrome, in addition to palliative care in pediatrics, seeking to contribute to therapeutic adherence involving chronic diseases and child well-being, redefining challenging experiences through engaging narratives.