HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION IN THE CONTEXT BETWEEN COUPLES: SELF-DISCIPLINE MAINTENANCE.

Introduction: Health education can be understood as an important aspect to improving living habits and health of populations. The “Conversation Wheel” strategy allows interaction between the researcher and the participants, as a kind of group interview, where qualitative information is produced. Objective: To analyze Conversation Wheel's performance as a strategy to promote health education in medical students. Methodology: This is an experience report of the implementation of the Conversation Wheel strategy made up of students of the 1st year of medical school at the University of Fortaleza. At first we carried out a situation analysis to identify the main problems, which were analyzed and studied the main problems that the new academic facing in their routine, being chosen as its theme the lack of self-discipline in routine studies of these students. In the second phase, students were placed in a circle, and to encourage their lines, put up probing questions in a box so that everyone could contribute to the group discussion. Results and Discussion: In the beginning, there was resistance of students to participate, but during the dynamic could be seen good results and great contribution, highlighting the persistence as the most important pillar for self-discipline. They were reported various experiences and the same, when positive, served to add other improvements in how to conduct self-discipline. Conclusion: It was possible to realize the importance of the relationship between students horizontally with democratic participation, causing one to learn from each other. Proving the effectiveness of Conversation Wheel in health education.