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This research has a quality input that aims to reveal the concepts of popular class families caregivers of frail elderly people at their home, concerning the aspects that involve the meaning of care taking to the frail elderly in the family context. The methodology used is a case study of the ethnological kind. The data were collected by means of participant observation and interview with four families. Through the data analysis four themes related to the families conceptions were identified: the meaning of health-sicken, the meaning of family, the meaning of old age, the meaning of taking care of a frail elderly family member.
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Cuidadores , Família , Idoso Fragilizado , Idoso , Brasil , Cuidadores/psicologia , Características Culturais , Idoso Fragilizado/psicologia , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Casas de SaúdeRESUMO
This article was originated by a request of some professors of the Masters Course in Nursing. The theme "bath", as an act of care, was developed, initially, on the meaning of moves. The esthetic of body movement, to the sound of music, was represented graphically, allowing to reach constructs as: relationship, physical contact, sharing, pleasure, satisfaction, cleanliness, reaproximation. The concept of "bath", understood through research in different bibliography and idioms, was translated as "purification". The meaning of "purification" was studied with an anthropological view. Many practices and rituals were perceived through history and human experience and bring with them tools that may help Nursing to create and recreate the experience and concept of human care. These elements and some contributions to comprehend care are shown in this study.
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Banhos , Cuidados de Enfermagem , Humanos , MúsicaRESUMO
The authors analyze the perceptions that participants of a promotional and health care program have about the meaning, the professional profile, advantages and difficulties of the interdisciplinary work. In a qualitative approach, the data have been collected through semi-structured interviews with professionals and students of nursing, nutrition and psychology, categorized with the technique of content analysis. It was perceived that the subjects characterize their practice as an interdisciplinary interaction. However, they need to overcome institutional, epistemological, psychosocial, cultural and material obstacles, in order to develop a methodology for the interdisciplinary work in a more explicit and effective way.