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Psychotropic drugs and Primary Health Care: the subordination of care provision by medicalization in the context of Family Health

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MOLCK, Bárbara Vukomanovic; BARBOSA, Guilherme Correa e DOMINGOS, Thiago da Silva. Psychotropic drugs and Primary Health Care: the subordination of care provision by medicalization in the context of Family Health. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200129. Epub 24-Fev-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200129. This study aimed to understand the medicalization of the long-term use of psychotropic drugs from the perception of users of the services provided by a Family Care Center. We conducted a qualitative study using autobiographical narrative analysis using semi-structured interviews with services users selected using purposeful sampling. The thematic analysis revealed that medicalization was incorporated into the life concepts and suffering of service users, which is consistent with social medicalization supported by the

The epistemic dimensions of the Brazilian Mental Health Reform: meanings assigned by mental health service managers, workers and users

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SAMPAIO, Mariá Lanzotti and BISPO JUNIOR, José Patrício. The epistemic dimensions of the Brazilian Mental Health Reform: meanings assigned by mental health service managers, workers and users. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200267. Epub 08-Jan-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200267. This study analyzes the epistemic dimensions of the Brazilian Mental Health Reform through the lens of mental health service managers, workers and users. We conducted a qualitative study with 33 respondents using semi-structured interviews and field observations in psychosocial care services in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. We used an analytical framework consisting of three core dimensions: the concept of mental health/suffering; the purpose of care; and meanings of deinstitutionalization. The findings reveal a convergence of meanings

The reframing of disability through literature: the impacts of the Laboratory of Humanities on mothers of people with disabilities

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MITUTI JUNIOR, Ricardo; SASS, Simeão Donizeti and GALLIAN, Dante Marcello Claramonte. The reframing of disability through literature: the impacts of the Laboratory of Humanities on mothers of people with disabilities. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200106. Epub 08-Jan-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200106. This study aims to show the impacts of literature on mothers of people with disabilities, with regard to the reframing of their condition of “special mothers,” based on participation in the activities carried out at the Laboratory of Humanities, which is part of the Center for History and Philosophy of Sciences Health, at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, whose purposes are to awaken affections and feelings and promote humanization, through

Contemporary motherhoods: digital tribes and interactions with health institutions

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MUNOZ-ZAPATA, Doris Elena; MARIN-OCHOA, Beatriz Elena and ARIZA-SOSA, Gladys Rocío. Contemporary motherhoods: digital tribes and interactions with health institutions. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200051. Epub 08-Jan-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200051. In contemporary times, mothers find in virtual social networks possibilities to contrast and question the institutionalized practices of health professionals. This study presents partial results on understanding the perceptions of Colombian mothers who participate in a digital network on motherhood, regarding their relationships with health programs focused on pregnancy, childbirth, motherhood, and parenting. Using a grounded theory method, one focus group and 17 interviews were conducted with women members of the group and health professionals. Mothers reported frustration perceptions in their relationships with the

“Twenty thousand stones along the way”: a graphic representation of a drug user career based on his autobiography

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ALVES, Ygor Diego Delgado and PEREIRA, Pedro Paulo Gomes. “Twenty thousand stones along the way”: a graphic representation of a drug user career based on his autobiography. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e190856. Epub 08-Jan-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190856. The objective of this article is to construct a diagram based on the autobiographical narrative that describes the trajectory of a drug user, to allow visualizing the development of his career and dividing it into successive phases regarding the increase or decrease of self-control over drug use. The construction of a diagram allowed us to visualize the periods of increased and decreased self-control over substance use and the main factors involved. This procedure proved to be

Factors influencing user satisfaction with Primary Health Care

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VIEIRA, Neiva Francenely Cunha et al. Factors influencing user satisfaction with Primary Health Care. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200516. Epub 08-Jan-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200516. Integrative literature review of user satisfaction based on data from the National Program for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality (PMAQ-AB) involving 11 articles published between 2012 and 2018. A text analysis was performed using the software IRaMuTeQ®, resulting in seven classes and three categories: care organization and coordination – matrix support team from classes 5, 6 and 1; user satisfaction – appointment scheduling and treatment from classes 2 and 7; socioeconomic indicators and regional differences from 3 and 4. The factors influencing user satisfaction were accessibility, continuity of care,

Food service as public health space: health risks and challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic

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ABRANCHES, Monise Viana; OLIVEIRA, Tatiana Coura and JOSE, Jackline Freitas Brilhante de São. Food service as public health space: health risks and challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, suppl.1, e200654. Epub 08-Jan-2021. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200654. The article discusses the hygienic quality of food commercialization, handling and consumption in light of necessary precautions to prevent contamination by SARS-CoV-2. The text draws attention to the health dimension of food security, which is little discussed in the public health field, despite being addressed in the National Food and Nutrition Policy. The relevance of the current research is substantiated by the association between hygienic-sanitary conditions in free fairs, supermarkets and restaurants by

Yoga: a boundary object?

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SIEGEL, Pamela and BASTOS, Carolina Leopardi Gonçalves Barretto. Yoga: a boundary object?. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e200180. Epub 04-Dez-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.200180. Yoga originated in the East and was appropriated by the West. It transits between tradition and research, intersects science and religion, oscillating among the profane and the sacred. It has morphed from social invisibility into a mainstream practice. It can be comprehended as a philosophical school, as well as a mind-body practice recognized by the World Health Organization, generating contact zones and symbolic frontiers with different fields of knowledge. In contemporary times it is discussed by the social and human sciences. This essay offers reflections on how yoga has been approached by

Collective development of a flow of care for children and teenagers exposed to work: using the double stimulation method

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DONATELLI, Sandra; VILELA, Rodolfo Andrade de Gouveia; QUEROL, Marco Antonio Pereira and GEMMA, Sandra Francisca Bezerra. Collective development of a flow of care for children and teenagers exposed to work: using the double stimulation method. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190798. Epub 04-Dez-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.190798. In Limeira, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, child labour in the production of costume jewellery was recognized as a public health issue. One of the actions taken by civil society and government departments was to create a Committee for eradication of child labour (COMETIL), and to coordinate integrated care services for children and teenagers. This article aims to show how integrated solutions

Strengthening Palliative Care during the Covid-19 pandemics

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TRITANY, Érika Fernandes; SOUZA FILHO, Breno Augusto Bormann de e MENDONCA, Paulo Eduardo Xavier de. Strengthening Palliative Care during the Covid-19 pandemics. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, suppl.1, e200397. Epub 04-Dez-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200397. Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease) has brought great challenges. Apart from the economic and social impacts, the growing number of cases and deaths, the overburden in health services, and the vulnerability situation to which health workers are exposed have been causing great suffering. In this context, health services, their target population, and health workers can benefit from a Palliative Care approach. The objective of Palliative Care is to foster, prevent, and alleviate suffering; promote dignity; improve quality of life; and adapt

Gender issue in the perception of the health-disease process of people detained in police stations

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OLIVEIRA, Ridiney Santos et al. Gender issue in the perception of the health-disease process of people detained in police stations. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200199. Epub 04-Dez-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200199. The study involved provisional detainees from two Curitiba police stations, state of Paraná, Brazil, one for males and one for females, to explore gender differences in this environment and to develop strategies to include gender in addressing this population in primary care. It was a qualitative study based on participant observation keeping a field diary, and 26 transcribed open interviews (13 male and 13 female), transformed into narratives and later into a grid for analysis. The female environment was more welcoming, and the perception

Pregnancy and childbirth in a rural community in the Amazon: reflections on the role of traditional midwives

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SILVA, Sandra Cavalcante; DIAS-SCOPEL, Raquel and SCHWEICKARDT, Júlio. Pregnancy and childbirth in a rural community in the Amazon: reflections on the role of traditional midwives. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190030. Epub 30-Nov-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190030. This article reflects on the social role of traditional midwives and their relation with health services in the rural community of Lindóia in the State of Amazonas, Brazil. This community has a delivery room and nursing assistant who is acts as a midwife and articulator of other traditional midwives in the area. We conducted 13 open-ended interviews and ten semi-structured interviews to investigate the involvement of traditional midwives in a primary care center, comparing their responses with