Development of a booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1

摘要

Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina : a aventura de Beto [ Applying insulin : Beto's adventure ]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.