ABSTRACT
Este estudo teve o objetivo de conhecer as representações sociais sobre envelhecimento construídas por trabalhadores de saúde da Atenção Básica. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, com a participação de 204 trabalhadores da Atenção Básica em Saúde, do município de João Pessoa, Paraíba. Para coleta de dados, foi utilizada uma entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados obtidos das 204 entrevistas foram analisados com o auxílio do programa informático Alceste, versão 2010. Os resultados apontaram cinco classes ou categorias: visão sobre envelhecimento; dimensões psicossociais; tempo de dúvidas; envelhecimento como processo; envelhecimento versus doença, com conteúdos tanto positivos: alegria, atenção, filhos, aposentadoria, cuidador, direitos, maturidade e sabedoria, quanto negativos: deficiências, decadência, esquecimento, fragilidade, limitação, rugas, dependência e doença. Observou-se que os sentidos associados ao envelhecimento mostra a necessidade de um cuidar integral e humanizado à pessoa idosa.
Este estudio tuvo por objetivo de conocer las representaciones sociales del envejecimiento construidas por los trabajadores de salud de la Atención Primaria. Es un estudio exploratorio con la participación de 204 trabajadores de la ciudad de João Pessoa, Paraíba. Para la recogida de datos se utilizó una entrevista semiestructurada. Los datos obtenidos de las 204 entrevistas fueron analizados con de la ayuda de software Alceste versión 2010. Los resultados mostraron cinco clases o categorías: visión sobre el envejecimiento, las dimensiones psicosociales, tiempo de dudas, el envejecimiento como un proceso, el envejecimiento versus la enfermedad. Los contenidos son tanto positivos: la alegría, la atención, los niños, la jubilación, los derechos de cuidador, la madurez y la sabiduría, como negativos: deficiencias, la decadencia, el abandono, la debilidad, la limitación, las arrugas, la adicción y la enfermedad. Hemos observado los sentidos asociados con el envejecimiento la necesidad de un cuidar pleno y humanizado a los ancianos.
The objective of this study was to get to know the social representations on aging developed by Primary Care health workers. This is an exploratory study involving 204 Primary Health Care workers, in the city of João Pessoa, in the state of Paraíba. For data collection we used a semi-structured interview. The data obtained from 204 interviews was analyzed with the help of the Alceste software version 2010. The results indicated five classes or categories: vision of aging, psychosocial dimensions, a time of doubts, aging as a process, and aging versus disease, with positive content: joy, care, children, retirement, caregiver rights, maturity and wisdom, as well as negative factors: impairments, decadence, neglect, fragility, limitation, wrinkles, dependency and disease. It was observed that these meanings associated with aging express the need for total and humanized elderly care.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Aging , Attitude of Health Personnel , Primary Health Care , SociologyABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to get to know the social representations on aging developed by primary care health workers. This is an exploratory study involving 204 primary health care workers, in the city of João Pessoa, in the state of Paraíba. For data collection we used a semi-structured interview. The data obtained from 204 interviews was analyzed with the help of the Alceste software version 2010. The results indicated five classes or categories: vision of aging,psychosocial dimensions, a time of doubts, aging as a process, and aging versus disease, with positive content: joy, care, children, retirement, caregiver rights, maturity and wisdom, as well as negative factors: impairments, decadence, neglect, fragility, limitation, wrinkles, dependency and disease. It was observed that these meanings associated with aging express the need for total and humanized elderly care.
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Aging , Attitude of Health Personnel , Primary Health Care , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sociology , Young AdultABSTRACT
Smoking is a serious public health problem. This study aims at understanding how social representation about smoke/tobacco and health are shared by young university students through the impact of figures contained in cigarettes package in heath. This exploratory study was carried with 63 nursing students in Lisboa, Portugal. Data were collected by the technique of free association of words that were submitted to the software Tri-Deux Mots. Students associate "tobacco" like pleasure but also as cancer, disrespect, bad smell, something mean; the health, happiness, joy and self and sickness. Health is represented by hospital but also as something good positive and energetic. "Tobacco/smoking" for the subjects concerned disease as the cancer in addition to causing bad smell and be unpleasant configuring itself as a bad and associated with father.
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Attitude to Health , Smoking , Students, Nursing , HumansABSTRACT
Tabagismo constitui um sério problema de saúde pública. Este estudo tem o objetivo de conhecer as representações sociais sobre o fumo/tabaco e saúde construídas por estudantes universitários a partir das informações das campanhas antitabaco presentes nos pacotes (maços) de cigarros. Estudo exploratório desenvolvido com 63 estudantes universitários de enfermagem em Lisboa, Portugal. Utilizou-se para coleta a técnica da associação livre de palavras que foram submetidos ao software Tri-Deux Mots. Os estudantes associam "tabaco" a prazer, convívio; cancro; desagradável; desrespeito; mau cheiro; ®saúde¼ é representada por: hospital; pessoal de saúde; felicidade; alegria; auto-estima elevada e vigor. "Tabaco/fumo" para os sujeitos causa doença como o cancro; além de provocar mau cheiro e ser desagradável configurando-se como um mau e associado ao pai.
Smoking is a serious public health problem. This study aims at understanding how social representation about smoke/tobacco and health are shared by young university students through the impact of figures contained in cigarettes package in heath. This exploratory study was carried with 63 nursing students in Lisboa, Portugal. Data were collected by the technique of free association of words that were submitted to the software Tri-Deux Mots. Students associate "tobacco" like pleasure but also as cancer, disrespect, bad smell, something mean; the health, happiness, joy and self and sickness. ®Health¼ is represented by hospital but also as something good positive and energetic. "Tobacco/smoking" for the subjects concerned disease as the cancer in addition to causing bad smell and be unpleasant configuring itself as a bad and associated with father.
El tabaquismo es un grave problema de salud pública. Este estudio tiene como objetivo entender cómo la representación social acerca de humo/tabaco y la salud son compartidas por jóvenes estudiantes universitarios a través de los efectos de las información contenidas en el paquete de cigarrillos en la salud. Este estudio exploratorio hecho con 63 estudiantes de enfermería en Lisboa, Portugal. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante la técnica de la asociación libre de palabras y analizados al software Tri-Deux Mots. Los estudiantes asociados ®tabaco¼ como placer, sino también como el cáncer, la falta de respeto, el mal olor, algo quiere decir, la salud, la felicidad, la alegría y la autonomía y la enfermedad. "Salud" está representada por lo hospital, sino también como algo bueno, positivo y enérgico. "Tabaco/fumar" de los sujetos asociados a la enfermedades como el cáncer, además de causar mal olor desagradable y se configura como un mal en sí y asociados con padre.