Representação social da Covid-19 para a população de uma cidade de pequeno porte / Social representation of Covid-19 for the population of a small-sized city / Representación social del Covid-19 para la población de un pequeño pueblo

Objetivo: analisar a representação social da Covid-19 para a população geral de uma cidade de pequeno porte do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Método: estudo qualitativo, apoiado na abordagem estrutural das representações sociais. Participaram 100 usuários de serviços de saúde. Os dados foram coletados por questionário sociodemográfico de evocações livres de palavras e roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram analisados com o auxílio dos softwares Excel, EVOC 2005 e análise de conteúdo temático-categorial para contextualização das evocações respectivamente. Resultados: os termos do possível núcleo central foram: morte, sofrimento, cuidados, ansiedade-angústia e vacina. Na primeira periferia: medo e prevenção. À segunda periferia: informação-desinformação; desgoverno; ter-fé e proteção. A zona de contrate: doença; isolamento-social; dificuldades; catástrofe-mundial; desemprego e pandemia. Considerações finais: marcaram essa representação os impactos psicossociais negativos resultantes da desestruturação da vida e das mortes ocasionadas pela nova doença, no entanto o grupo aderiu as medidas de cuidados de proteção.

Objective: to analyze the social representation of Covid-19 among the general population of a small-sized city in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Method: Qualitative study, based on the structural approach of social representations. One hundred healthcare service users participated. Data were collected through a sociodemographic questionnaire, free word evocation, and a semi-structured interview guide. The data were analyzed using Excel software, EVOC 2005, and thematic-categorical content analysis for contextualization of the evocations, respectively. Results: the terms of the possible central core were: death, suffering, care, anxiety-distress, and vaccine. In the first periphery: fear and prevention. In the second periphery: information-misinformation; mismanagement; having faith and protection. The contrast zone: disease; social isolation; difficulties; global catastrophe; unemployment; and pandemic. Final considerations: this representation was marked by the negative psychosocial impacts resulting from the disruption of life and the deaths caused by the new disease; however, the group adhered to protective care measures.

Objetivo: analizar la representación social del Covid-19 para la población general de una pequeña ciudad del Estado de Río de Janeiro. Método: estudio cualitativo, basado en el enfoque estructural de las representaciones sociales. Participaron 100 usuarios de servicios de salud. Los datos se recolectaron mediante un cuestionario sociodemográfico con evocación libre de palabras y una guía de entrevista semiestructurada. Los datos fueron analizados utilizando lo software Excel y EVOC 2005 y análisis de contenido temático-categórico para contextualizar las evocaciones respectivamente. Resultados: los términos del posible núcleo central eran: muerte, sufrimiento, cuidados, ansiedad-angustia y vacuna. En la primera periferia: miedo y prevención. En la segunda periferia: información-desinformación; desgobierno; tener fe y protección. La zona de contraste: enfermedad; aislamiento-social; dificultades; catástrofe-mundial; desempleo y pandemia. Consideraciones finales: esta representación se caracterizó por los impactos psicosociales negativos derivados de la desestructuración de la vida y de las muertes causada por la nueva enfermedad, sin embargo, el grupo adhirió a las medidas de protección.

[Caregiver-patient communication: A complex process]. / Communication soignant-soigné : un processus complexe.

Caregiver-client communication is a process influenced by many specific elements arising from the context, the content and the form of the message, but also from the inner life of the patient and the caregiver. All these specific factors have an impact on the transmission and reception of the message.

Digitally mediated relationships: How social representation in technology influences the therapeutic relationship in primary care.

Relationships, built on trust, knowledge, regard, and loyalty, have been demonstrated to be fundamental to health care delivery. Strong relationships between patients and providers have been linked to more compassionate care delivery, and better patient experience and outcomes, and may be particularly important in primary care. The rapid adoption of digital technologies since the onset of COVID-19 has led health care systems to seriously consider a "digital-first" primary care delivery model. Questions remain regarding what impact this transformation will have on the therapeutic relationship. Using a rapid ethnographic approach this study explores how patient and provider understandings of therapeutic relationships and digital health technologies may influence relationship-building or maintenance between patients with complex care needs and their care providers. Three team-based primary care sites in Toronto, Ontario, Canada were included in the study. Across the three sites 9 patients with chronic health conditions, 1 caregiver, and 10 healthcare providers (including family physicians, family medicine residents, social workers, and nurse practitioners) participated. Interviews were conducted with all participants and 8 observations of virtual clinical encounters (phone and video visits) were conducted. Using social representation theory as a lens, analysis revealed that participants' constructions of therapeutic relationships and digital technologies were informed by their identities, experiences, and expectations. For participants to see technologies as enabling to the therapeutic relationship, there needed to be alignment between how participants viewed the role of technology in care and in their lives, and how they recognized (or constructed) a good therapeutic relationship. This exploratory work suggests the need to think about how both patients' and providers' views of technology may determine whether digital technologies can be leveraged to meet patient needs while maintaining, or building, strong therapeutic relationships.

The social representation of digital transformation: The IT professionals' perspective.

In this study, we aimed to identify how Information Technology professionals make sense of digital transformation, in order to compare this perception with the scientific literature on the topic. To conduct the research, we adopted the Social Representation Theory. Thus, via an online tool, we applied the words evocation technique as well as an ancillary questionnaire comprising open and closed questions. The expressions collected were then semantically treated and categorized, being then analyzed vis-à-vis their frequency of evocation, relevance, connectedness, and cooccurrence. Then, we performed similarity and content analyses for the open answers received. In doing so, we detected dissonance between scientific production on the concept of digital transformation and the perception of Information Technology professionals on this construct, concluding that such professionals have a technocentric view of digital transformation, based mainly on its technological aspects, which can prevent digital transformation initiatives from fully achieving the desired objectives.

[Sexuality among the elderly: understanding the weight of stereotypes]. / Sexualité chez les personnes âgées : comprendre le poids des stéréotypes.

Sexuality is an integral part of health and accompanies human beings throughout their lives. It contributes to well-being and improves quality of life. The social representations conveyed by Western society modulate sexuality and can play a decisive role in the expression of seniors' sexuality.

How social background and interest in science are linked to junior high school students' perceptions of the ecological transition.

Junior high school students are tomorrow's key protagonists in the ecological transition. They need enlightened education to face the uncertainty and challenges of climate change. The development of climate change education programs requires a clear understanding of how young people perceive the issue. This study deals with social representations. Its aim was to understand how social background and interest in science are linked to the way young people perceive the concept of the ecological transition. Four hundred twenty-nine junior high school students took part in this study. Data were collected and subjected to prototypical analysis and factorial correspondence analysis. Three main findings emerged from the analysis: (1) the participants had significant knowledge of the ecological transition, (2) their awareness of the social aspects of climate change was limited, and (3) their representations of the ecological transition were linked to their interest in science and their parents' social background. To conclude, these results underline the importance of educating all social classes about effective solutions for the ecological transition. Our findings also highlight the need to consider existing representations and prior knowledge when designing educational programs on climate change issues.

Climate change by any other name: Social representations and language practices of coastal inhabitants on Mayotte Island in the Indian Ocean.

As population-related climate change research increases, so does the need to nuance approaches to this complex phenomenon, including issues related to cultural and linguistic translations. To explore how climate change is understood in understudied societies, a case-study approach is taken to address social representations of climate change by inhabitants of a Maore village in the French island of Mayotte. The study explores how local fishers understand the issue when considering observed environmental changes. Based on analyses of 30 interviews, the study found that social representations and related climate change discourses are not well established, except for individuals in close contact with French institutions. Issues regarding local culture and language reveal the importance of understanding the different components of climate change. Climate change communication and awareness-raising on the island are explored, as well as considerations of culturally and linguistically complex settings with a Global North/Global South interface.

A representação social da covid-19 veiculada pelo jornal O Globo durante a pandemia / The social representation of covid-19 published by the newspaper O Globo during the pandemic / La representación social de la covid-19 publicada por el diario O Globo durante la pandemia

O estudo em que se baseia este artigo objetivou discutir os conteúdos representacionais da covid-19 veiculados pelo jornal O Globo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental, descritiva, pautada na teoria das representações sociais. Foram coletadas matérias jornalísticas publicadas no período de 11 de março de 2020 a 30 de junho de 2021. Ao todo, 421 matérias foram analisadas com o software de análise lexical Iramuteq. Os resultados mostram seis classes lexicais, discutidas a partir de três contextos organizadores da representação social da covid-19: as dimensões sociais e econômicas da doença; os fatores constituintes do seu enfrentamento, e a política e seus representantes na pandemia. Concluiu-se que foi possível observar o uso de formas subliminares de veiculação de uma visão neoliberal e biomédica durante a pandemia, obscurecendo o papel do Estado na redução das vulnerabilidades sociais, assim como a atuação do campo da Saúde Pública.

O estudo em que se baseia este artigo objetivou discutir os conteúdos representacionais da covid-19 veiculados pelo jornal O Globo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental, descritiva, pautada na teoria das representações sociais. Foram coletadas matérias jornalísticas publicadas no período de 11 de março de 2020 a 30 de junho de 2021. Ao todo, 421 matérias foram analisadas com o software de análise lexical Iramuteq. Os resultados mostram seis classes lexicais, discutidas a partir de três contextos organizadores da representação social da covid-19: as dimensões sociais e econômicas da doença; os fatores constituintes do seu enfrentamento, e a política e seus representantes na pandemia. Concluiu-se que foi possível observar o uso de formas subliminares de veiculação de uma visão neoliberal e biomédica durante a pandemia, obscurecendo o papel do Estado na redução das vulnerabilidades sociais, assim como a atuação do campo da Saúde Pública.

El estudio en el que se basa este artículo tuvo como objetivo discutir el contenido representacional de la covid-19 publicado por el periódico O Globo. Se trata de una investigación documental, descriptiva, basada en la teoría de las representaciones sociales. Se recolectaron artículos periodísticos publicados entre el 11 de marzo de 2020 y el 30 de junio de 2021 y se analizaron 421 de ellos con el software de análisis léxico Iramuteq. Los resultados muestran seis clases léxicas, discutidas desde tres contextos organizadores de la representación social del Covid-19: las dimensiones social y económica de la enfermedad; los factores constitutivos para hacerle frente; y la política y sus representantes en la pandemia. Se concluyó que fue posible observar el uso de formas subliminales de difusión de una visión neoliberal y biomédica durante la pandemia, oscureciendo el papel del Estado en la reducción de las vulnerabilidades sociales, así como el desempeño del campo de la Salud Pública.

The scientific basis of 'net zero emissions' and its diverging sociopolitical representation.

The Net Zero Emissions (NZE) concept has created momentum for climate commitment made by national governments, cities, industries and individual companies. However, evidence of tangible decarbonisation is limited. Here we identify precarious differences between the scientific origin of NZE and its social representation in the wider public and explore the consequences of the resulting science-action gap for achieving global climate goals. A particular focus is given to 'offsetting', which is closely connected to the practical delivery of NZE but typically ignores that different types or carbon credits have different environmental efficacy. Revisiting the science related to the global carbon cycle demonstrates that a heavy reliance on any carbon offsetting that is not a permanent removal presents a real risk. Moreover, competition over scarce 'removal credits' distracts from the real tasks at hand, namely to rapidly decrease fossil fuel emissions, actively remove carbon through restoration, and protect existing terrestrial carbon sinks. Establishing separate targets for these distinct actions is an essential step towards disentangling current confusion. Whilst a 'race to net zero' may trigger innovation in the decarbonisation space, the restoration and protection of carbon sinks demands a collective approach where actors should focus on how to make real and verifiable contributions rather than claiming individual net zero scores.

How neurologists are viewed by their colleagues: exploring stereotypes and social representations of neurologists.

INTRODUCTION: The choice of medical specialization is influenced by various factors, including personal, educational, and interpersonal aspects. However, stereotypes and social representations (SRs) can also play a significant role in biasing the choice of a particular medical specialty. The aim of this study is to describe and understand the social representation (SR) of French Neurologist among medical peers, and factors explaining stereotypes about neurology. METHODS: A nationwide web-based survey was sent to the French medical community (students, residents, and graduated physicians) to collect sociodemographic and professional data, status, experience, and acquaintance in Neurology as well as qualitative hierarchical evocation question to assess the SR of French Neurologists. RESULTS: Overall, 367 people participated in the survey, including 112 medical students, 170 residents, and 85 graduated physicians. Only 14.3% of students listed neurology among their top 5 specialty choices, and 63.8% disagreed with the statement "I could have chosen (or I will choose) neurology after the validation of my 6th year of medical studies." Qualitative analysis revealed that the most frequently occurring words used to describe neurologists were "stroke", "complicated", "no treatment," "clinical", and "brain" and five themes corresponded to SRs of neurologist: his/her personal and professional traits (36.4% of the corpus), his/her daily practice (18.1%), the negative aspects of the neurological practice (15.3%), and the neurological pathology and daily skills (30.2%). CONCLUSION: The perception of neurologists by other physicians is nuanced. Neurologists are described as rigorous specialists, maybe excessively so but the cliché of a contemplative specialty with no effective treatment remains. The specialty and neurological patients suffer also from a reputation of complexity. Further interventions among medical students and better information are required to increase the attractiveness of our specialty.

Representation of Voice Hearing Groups by French Mental Health Professionals.

Hearing voices groups (HVGs) are an alternative way of treating acoustic-verbal hallucinations. Although they have been developing in France for the last decade, they have lagged behind their international expansion. The representations that circulate about their functioning and their effects are likely to influence the referral to these groups by mental health professionals. We created and used a questionnaire to survey mental health professionals' representations of voice hearing groups. We surveyed 79 French health professionals using a questionnaire with 19 closed items. 7 additional items allowed us to specify the professional status and familiarity of the participants with the HVGs. Professionals generally shared positive representations of HVGs but had very approximate knowledge of them. The subgroup of the most familiar professionals (N = 45) differed significantly on 7 items from the subgroup of non-familiars (N = 35). HVGs are represented as one medical offer among others, of little clinical use and indicated only for psychotic voice-hearing patients, which seems to be a misunderstanding in every case. However, our study also shows that these opinions evolve with the degree of familiarity with HVGs. Certain representations need to be corrected so that quality information can be circulated about HVGs and improve their integration into their ecosystem.

O aborto na perspectiva de graduandos em enfermagem

Objetivos: Explorar as representações sociais de estudantes de enfermagem sobre o abortamento provocado e discutir as representações sociais sobre o cuidado de enfermagem à mulheres em processo de abortamento ou pós-aborto com complicações. Método: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, fundamentado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, realizado com 16 estudantes de enfermagem do curso de Enfermagem da região do nordeste do Brasil, realizado no período de novembro de 2022. Foi utilizado como critério de inclusão ser estudante de enfermagem devidamente matriculado(a) no semestre 2022.2 da UNEB e de exclusão ser menor de 18 anos. Os dados foram coletados através da entrevista semiestruturada e analisados por meio do software Iramuteq que gerou a Classificação Hierárquica Descendente. Resultados: Após o processamento dos dados e o agrupamento das palavras feito pelo sistema, obteve-se a classificação dos segmentos de texto e a definição dos nomes das classes: Classe 1: Cuidado de enfermagem à mulher em situação de aborto; Classe 2: Representação do abortamento provocado na perspectiva dos direitos sexuais e reprodutivos e sua legalização como forma de reduzir o risco de complicações e morte; Classe 3: Representação do abortamento provocado na perspectiva dos direitos sexuais e reprodutivos e sua legalização como forma de reduzir o risco de complicações e morte. Conclusão: Torna-se necessário que na graduação o tema seja discutido com mais frequência para que se possa ampliar o conhecimento frente aos desafios e complexidades que futuros profissionais irão lidam na prestação de cuidados à mulheres em processo de abortamento ou pós-aborto com complicações.

Objetivos: Explorar las representaciones sociales de estudiantes de enfermería sobre el aborto inducido y discutir las representaciones sociales de los cuidados de enfermería a mujeres sometidas a un aborto o postaborto con complicaciones. Método: Se trata de un estudio cualitativo, basado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, realizado con 16 estudiantes de enfermería del curso de Enfermería de la región noreste de Brasil realizado en noviembre de 2022. El criterio de inclusión fue ser estudiante de enfermería debidamente matriculado en la 2022.2 semestre en la UNEB y exclusión debe ser menor de 18 años. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas y analizados mediante el software Iramuteq, que generó la Clasificación Jerárquica Descendente. Resultados: Después del procesamiento de los datos y la agrupación de las palabras realizadas por el sistema, se clasificaron los segmentos de texto y se definieron los nombres de las clases: Clase 1: Atención de enfermería a la mujer sometida a aborto; Clase 2: Representación del aborto inducido desde la perspectiva de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos y su legalización como forma de reducir el riesgo de complicaciones y muerte; Clase 3: Representación del aborto inducido desde la perspectiva de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos y su legalización como forma de reducir el riesgo de complicaciones y muerte. Conclusión: Es necesario que durante la graduación se discuta con mayor frecuencia el tema para que se puedan ampliar conocimientos ante los desafíos y complejidades que enfrentarán los futuros profesionales al brindar atención a mujeres en proceso de aborto o postaborto con complicaciones.

Objectives: Exploring the social representations of nursing students about induced abortion and discuss the social representations of nursing care for women undergoing an abortion or post-abortion with complications. Method: This is a qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations, carried out with 16 nursing students from the Nursing course in the Northeast region of Brazil held in November 2022. The inclusion criterion was being a student of nursing duly enrolled in the 2022.2 semester at UNEB and exclusion must be under 18 years of age. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Iramuteq software, which generated the Descending Hierarchical Classification. Results: After processing the data and grouping the words carried out by the system, the text segments were classified and the names of the classes were defined: Class 1: Nursing care for women undergoing an abortion; Class 2: Representation of induced abortion from the perspective of sexual and reproductive rights and its legalization as a way of reducing the risk of complications and death; Class 3: Representation of induced abortion from the perspective of sexual and reproductive rights and its legalization as a way of reducing the risk of complications and death. Conclusion: It is necessary that during graduation the topic is discussed more frequently so that knowledge can be expanded in the face of the challenges and complexities that future professionals will deal with when providing care to women in the process of miscarriage or post-abortion with complications.

Representações sociais de cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes sobre o câncer infantojuvenil / Social representations of children and adolescents' caregivers on childhood cancer / Representaciones sociales de los cuidadores de niños y adolescentes sobre el cáncer infantil

Objetivo: apreender as representações sociais de cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes sobre o câncer infantojuvenil. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória, descritiva, fundamentada na abordagem estrutural da Teoria das Representações Sociais, baseada na Teoria do Núcleo Central. Foram utilizados para coleta dos dados a Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras e a entrevista semiestruturada. Participaram 34 cuidadores familiares, na cidade de Itabuna, Bahia. Os dados oriundos da Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras foram processados pelo software EVOC. Resultados: a partir da análise dos dados, emergiram as seguintes categorias temáticas : Impacto e sentimentos que permeiam o cotidiano do cuidador, e enfrentamentos encontrados pelos cuidadores para vencer o câncer Infantojuvenil. Conclusão: evidenciou-se que o grupo social possui elementos representacionais nos termos evocados "Deus" e "sofrimento", apontando que o diagnóstico da doença acarreta sofrimento para os cuidadores, crianças e adolescentes

Objective: to apprehend the social representations of caregivers of children and adolescents about cancer in children and adolescents. Method: qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research, based on the structural approach of the Theory of Social Representations, based on the Theory of the Central Nucleus. The Free Word Association Technique and the semi-structured interview were used for data collection. Participants were 34 family caregivers, in the city of Itabuna, Bahia. The data from the Free Word Association Technique were processed by the EVOC software. Results: from the analysis of the data, the following thematic categories emerged: Impact and feelings that permeate the daily life of the caregiver, and confrontations encountered by the caregivers to overcome childhood cancer. Conclusion: it was evidenced that the social group has representational elements in the evoked terms "God" and "suffering", pointing out that the diagnosis of the disease causes suffering for caregivers, children and adolescents. Demonstrating that caregivers share their everyday experiences about coping with the disease

Objetivos: aprehender las representaciones sociales de cuidadores de niños y adolescentes sobre el cáncer en niños y adolescentes. Método: investigación cualitativa, exploratoria, descriptiva, basada en el enfoque estructural de la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, fundamentada en la Teoría del Núcleo Central. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó la Técnica de Asociación Libre de Palabras y la entrevista semiestructurada. Los participantes fueron 34 cuidadores familiares, en la ciudad de Itabuna, Bahía. Los datos de la Técnica de Asociación Libre de Palabras fueron procesados por el software EVOC. Resultados: del análisis de los datos surgieron las siguientes categorías temáticas: Impacto y sentimientos que impregnan el cotidiano del cuidador, y enfrentamientos encontrados por los cuidadores para superar el cáncer infantil. Conclusión: se evidenció que el grupo social posee elementos representacionales en los términos evocados "Dios" y "sufrimiento", apuntando que el diagnóstico de la enfermedad provoca sufrimiento a los cuidadores, niños y adolescentes. Demostrar que los cuidadores comparten sus experiencias cotidianas sobre cómo sobrellevar la enfermedad

Social representations of tuberculosis by people with the disease / Representaciones sociales de tuberculosis por personas con la enfermedad / Representações sociais da tuberculose por pessoas com a doença

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the social representations of people with tuberculosis about the disease and its implications for following treatment. Method: A descriptive, qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations. It was conducted in a municipal health unit in the city of Belém. The participants were people diagnosed with tuberculosis and undergoing directly observed treatment, with the sample size defined by the data saturation technique. Data collection was done through semi-structured interviews. For data analysis it was used thematic content analysis. Results: The records converged into three categories: Representations of tuberculosis and its impacts on the diagnosis; The faces of treatment: challenges facing follow-up and hope; and Constructions of living with the disease in family and society. Final considerations: Living with the disease transforms everyday life and relationships. Discrimination and prejudice denote the need to reconfigure such representations for patients to be embraced.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Comprender las representaciones sociales de personas con tuberculosis sobre la enfermedad y sus implicaciones para el seguimiento del tratamiento. Método: Estudio descriptivo, con abordaje cualitativo, basado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales. Se llevó a cabo en una unidad de salud municipal de la ciudad de Belém. Los participantes fueron personas con diagnóstico de tuberculosis y en tratamiento bajo observación directa, cuyo cuantitativo fue definido por la técnica de saturación de datos. La recolección de datos se realizó a través de una entrevista semiestructurada. Para analizar dos datos, utilice un análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: Los registros convergieron en tres categorías: Representaciones de la tuberculosis y sus impactos en el diagnóstico; Como enfrenta el tratamiento: desafíos que enfrenta el seguimiento y la esperanza; y Construcciones de convivencia con la enfermedad en familia y sociedad. Consideraciones finales: O vivir con una enfermedad transforma la vida cotidiana y las relaciones. La discriminación y el prejuicio denotan la necesidad de reconfigurar estas representaciones, para que el docente sea aceptado.

RESUMO Objetivo: Compreender as representações sociais de pessoas com tuberculose sobre a doença e implicações no tratamento. Método: Estudo descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, com base na Teoria das Representações Sociais. Realizado em uma unidade municipal de saúde no município de Belém. Os participantes foram pessoas com diagnóstico de tuberculose e em tratamento diretamente observado, cujo quantitativo foi definido pela técnica da saturação de dados. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se a análise temática de conteúdo. Resultados: Os registros convergiram em três categorias: Representações da tuberculose e seus impactos frente ao diagnóstico; as faces do tratamento: desafios frente ao seguimento e esperança; e Construções do conviver com a doença em família e sociedade. Considerações finais: O conviver com a doença transforma o cotidiano e as relações. A discriminação e preconceito denotam a necessidade de reconfigurar tais representações, para o doente ser acolhido.

Representações sociais de enfermeiros acerca do processo de descentralização do atendimento ao HIV: abordagem estrutural / Social representations of nurses about the decentralization process of HIV care: A structural approach / Representaciones sociales de enfermeros sobre el proceso de descentralización de la atención al VIH: un enfoque estructural

Objetivo: analisar a representação social de enfermeiros sobre o atendimento ao HIV na atenção primária à saúde através de uma abordagem estrutural. Método: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório, com abordagem qualitativa e caráter estrutural, com 160 enfermeiros, no período entre dezembro de 2019 a março de 2020 nas unidades de saúde da família do município de Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Realizou-se entrevistas semiestruturadas, com a Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras, e questionário sociodemográfico. Os dados foram processados pelo software IRAMUTEQ, sendo ancorados pela Teoria das Representações Sociais. Aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Resultados: O estímulo à pergunta indutora originou 188 palavras diferentes com frequência mínima de 5 evocações e máxima de 64. Observa-se expressivamente termos associados a fatores subjetivos. Considerações finais: Evidenciou-se que as representações sociais são relevantes e diversas, relacionadas com a atuação dos enfermeiros frente ao atendimento prestado às pessoas vivendo com HIV(AU)

Objective: to analyze nurses' social representation of HIV care in primary health care through a structural approach. Method: This is a descriptive, exploratory study, with a qualitative and structural approach, with 160 nurses, between December 2019 and March 2020 in the family health units of the municipality of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Free Word Association Technique and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The data were processed by the IRAMUTEQ software, being anchored by the Theory of Social Representations. Theone proven by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: The stimulus to the inducing question originated 188 different words with a minimum frequency of 5 evocations and a maximum of 64. Terms associated with subjective factors are significantly observed. Final considerations: It was evidenced that social representations are relevant and diverse, related to the performance of nurses in relation to the care provided to people living with HIV(AU)

Objetivo: analizar la representación social de los enfermeros sobre el cuidado del VIH en la atención primaria de salud a través de un enfoque estructural. Método: Se trata de un estudio descriptivo, exploratorio, con enfoque cualitativo y estructural, con 160 enfermeras, entre diciembre de 2019 y marzo de 2020 en las unidades de salud familiar del municipio de Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas con la Técnica de Asociación de Palabras Libres y un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Los datos fueron procesados por el software IRAMUTEQ, siendo anclados por la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales. El comprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigación. Resultados: El estímulo a la pregunta inductora originó 188 palabras diferentes con una frecuencia mínima de 5 evocaciones y un máximo de 64. Los términos asociados con factores subjetivos se observan significativamente. Consideraciones finales: Se evidenció que las representaciones sociales son relevantes y diversas, relacionadas con el desempeño de las enfermeras en relación con la atención brindada a las personas que viven con VIH(AU)

Food handlers' lack of knowledge, and misunderstanding of safe food temperatures: An analysis using the theory of social representations.

Comprehension is the ability to understand and be familiar with situations and facts. A critical factor causing foodborne diseases is the inadequate temperature during food storage and handling; food handlers often fail to understand this. Therefore, in this study, we investigated how technical language and everyday knowledge operate in the comprehension of safe food temperatures among food handlers in food services. To achieve this, data collection was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, a survey was conducted to 206 food handlers from 14 food service working in the city of São Paulo. Through this survey, we gathered information to characterize the socio-demographic profile of the sample, details about participation in training, and knowledge of technical terms related to safe food temperatures. In the second stage, individuais interviews were conducted on the same day following the questionnaire administration in each food service. A total of 29 interviews were carried out An interview script was developed containing two storylines based on the Fourth Key: "Keep food at safe temperatures," which is part of the WHO's "Five Keys to Safer Food" manual. Further, the collective subject discourse technique, which is based on the theory of social representations, was employed to analyze each interview and construct a representative collective discourse. Analysis of the results indicated that lack of knowledge about safe food temperatures is mainly a result of the misunderstanding of technical terms. The collective discourses obtained results reinforced that food handlers had diverse and erroneous information about food defrosting, and they exhibited low confidence and clarity about safe food temperatures. Overall, psychological, social, and cultural factors affect the formation of social representations that guide food handlers' decision-making.

Reward learning improves social signal processing in autism model mice.

Social and reward signal processing and their association are critical elements of social motivation. Despite the use of reward learning to improve the social interactions of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the underlying neural mechanisms are unknown. Here, we found different yet conjunct neuronal representations of social and reward signals in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). We also found that social signal processing is selectively disrupted, whereas reward signal processing is intact in the mPFC of Shank2-knockout mice, a mouse model of ASD. Furthermore, reward learning not only allows Shank2-knockout mice to associate social stimuli with reward availability, but it also rescues the impaired social signal processing. These findings provide insights into the neural basis for the therapeutic use of reward learning in ASD.

How do medical students, residents and graduated physicians really perceive radiologists? A cross-national study.

BACKGROUND: Radiology has always been an attractive specialty for residents, but its attractiveness has recently decreased in France regarding the median choice rank after at the National Residency Board. AIM: To study Radiologists' perceptions and social representations (SRs) among a group of medical students, residents and graduated physicians in France, to better understand the view of Radiologists to debunk stereotypes. METHODS: The nationwide web-based survey was based on valid hierarchical evocation methods. We determined the corpus's central core and SRs' principal themes with prototypical and correspondence factor analysis (CFA), respectively. RESULTS: Overall, 419 answers were analyzed. Radiologists' SRs were divided into 3 classes: negative stereotypes of Radiologists, negative stereotypes of the Radiologists' daily practice and Radiologists' skills. After multivariate analysis, variables that seemed to have a positive influence on Radiologists' SRs were considering radiology as a potential choice of specialty (p < 0.001) and the existence of practical experience in Radiology (p = 0.008). Women seemed to have a more negative SR of Radiologists than men (p = 0.035). DISCUSSION: This was the largest qualitative study on the subject and the only one among medical students, residents and graduated physicians, allowing a global picture. SRs of Radiologists seemed to be negative, potentially caused by poor knowledge of the Radiologists' profession. CONCLUSION: SRs of Radiologists among medical students and graduated physicians appears to be negative. Promoting the specialty among medical students and encouraging their immersion in a Radiology department could help to debunk many stereotypes about the daily life and missions of Radiologists.

Impact of therapeutic education on the evolution of social representations of medication in patients with Parkinson's disease: A quantitative and qualitative study (ETPARK REMED).

BACKGROUND: Among the workshops of our therapeutic patient education (TPE) program, the medication workshop (TPEM workshop) is very frequently proposed to patients in view of the difficulties they encounter related to the complexity of managing antiparkinsonian treatment. Patients' appropriation of their medications could depend on their social representations. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of our TPEM workshop on the social representations PD patients have of their medications and to compare it with that of another therapeutic intervention such as a talking group defined as the control group. METHODS: This single-center, prospective, randomized, parallel-group study investigated the social representations of medication through a questionnaire on knowledge about antiparkinsonian medications, a questionnaire on beliefs about medication (BMQ), and a word association task. RESULTS: In the TPEM group (n=16), the workshop induced significant effects over time on the knowledge questionnaire (P=0.01), BMQ specific necessity and concerns scores (P=0.04 and 0.01, respectively), necessity-concerns differential (P=0.04), and BMQ general harm (P=0.04). No significant difference was found in the talking group (n=6). Comparison of the two groups showed a significant difference of the BMQ general harm with a decrease in belief in the harmfulness of the medications in the workshop group (P=0.03). The results of the verbal association task showed a modification in the content and structure of the social representations of medication in the TPEM group. DISCUSSION: The TPEM workshop helped reduce initial negative aspects of medication representations. Improved knowledge of their medication allowed patients to feel more competent and legitimate in communicating with caregivers, modifying their beliefs about medications. Indeed, the medication was perceived as less restrictive, care becoming central as shown by the emergence of the medical team in the social representations of the medication. CONCLUSION: All the results show a specific beneficial effect of the TPEM workshop through an evolution of the social representations of medications, which became more positive in our PD patients.

Free word association analysis of German laypeople's perception of biodiversity and its loss.

Due to the dramatic biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to understand how people perceive biodiversity. Knowledge of how thoughts are organized around this concept can identify which ideas are best to focus on biodiversity conservation information campaigns. The primary aim of the present study was to identify social representations of the German public regarding the concept of biodiversity and its loss using a free word association test. Furthermore, unique association networks were analyzed. For this purpose, data collection was performed in September 2021 in Germany using an online questionnaire to assess participants' associations with the prompt "biodiversity" (n = 131) and "biodiversity loss" (n = 130). Additionally, we used the social network software Gephi to create biodiversity (loss) association networks. The five most commonly mentioned associations for biodiversity were "animal," "plant," "nature," "human," and "flower." For biodiversity loss, the five most commonly mentioned associations were "species extinction," "climate change," "plant," "insect," and "bee." Neither "land use change" nor "invasive species," as key drivers of biodiversity loss, were present in social representations of the German public. A difference was observed in the total number of mentioned associations between biodiversity and biodiversity loss. For both, the associations "plant" and "animal" were related. However, participants associated specific taxa only with animals, such as "insects" and "birds." For plants, no specific taxa were named. Based on the network analysis, the most commonly mentioned word pairs for biodiversity and biodiversity loss were "plant - animal" and "species loss - climate change," respectively. Based on our statistical network analysis, these associations were identified as the most central associations with the greatest influence in the network. Thus, they had the most connections and the function of predicting the flow in the network. In sum, the public's multifaceted views on biodiversity and its loss, as well as the aforementioned central associations, hold great potential to be utilized more for the communication and education of biodiversity conservation. In addition, our findings contribute to the scientific community's understanding of social representations and perceptions of biodiversity and its loss.