Articles

Narratives in health: fifteen minutes of literature in the production of care by multiprofessional teams

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OROFINO, Maria Marta e SILVA, Márcia Ivana de Lima e. Narratives in health: fifteen minutes of literature in the production of care by multiprofessional teams. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190775. Epub 19-Jun-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.190775. This article analyses the contributions brought by narratives, creating an applied literature studies modeling, aimed to collaborate in the debate on possible practices of care production in multiprofessional teams. The proposal of fifteen-minute meetings, based on the experience of readings and writings that are shared in the daily work, was implemented at a Brazilian public hospital. Paul Ricoeur’s literary hermeneutic model was used for interpretation. The results point out that the intervention was achieved in the proposed time; during

The illness experience at university: narratives of students from the health field

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SANTANA, Elvira Rodrigues de; PIMENTEL, Adriana Miranda e VERAS, Renata Meira. The illness experience at university: narratives of students from the health field. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190587. Epub 08-Jun-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190587.

Issues that are part of students’ daily life are not limited to the ways in which they adapt to academic life; they also involve habits and changes related to health. The objective of this study was to analyze the illness experience of students enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree in Health of the Federal University of Bahia. It is a qualitative study that used the technique of narrative

Production of discussions on HIV/Aids and syphilis prevention for pregnant women in educational materials prepared by Brazilian institutions (1995 – 2017)

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PONTES, Bianca Silva de; SANTOS, Adriana Kelly e MONTEIRO, Simone. Production of discussions on HIV/Aids and syphilis prevention for pregnant women in educational materials prepared by Brazilian institutions (1995 - 2017). Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190559. Epub 05-Jun-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190559. Historically media campaigns and educational materials for diverse groups have been part of actions for the prevention of Aids and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). Informed by the criticism regarding the use of the informational communication model in these communicative strategies, the article analyses STI/Aids prevention’s messages in 14 educational materials aimed at pregnant women, produced between 1995-2017 in Brazil. Elements of the production context were identified and the enunciation device

“Surviving”: social vulnerability experienced by suburban adolescents

Abstract OLIVEIRA, Patrícia Carvalho de et al. “Surviving”: social vulnerability experienced by suburban adolescents. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190813. Epub 22-Abr-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190813. Qualitative study, theoretically based on Castel’s “Social Vulnerability” concept and, methodologically grounded on the constructivist perspective of the Grounded Theory. The objective was to understand, from the perspective of the bioecological model of human development, social phenomena experienced by adolescents who were assisted at a reference social assistance center. The strategies used for data collection were observation and interviews in focus groups. The theoretical sampling consisted of ten meetings, which were held between August and December 2015, with twenty adolescents. The analyzed data show the existence of a multifactorial complex in the family and community

 Medical education applied to practical settings in the first college years: meanings given by photovoice

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TOUSO, Maíra Ferro de Sousa e FIGUEIREDO, Glória Lúcia Alves de. Medical education applied to practical settings in the first college years: meanings given by photovoice. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190327. Epub 22-Abr-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190327. Nowadays, medical education aims at introducing students to their study field since the first college years in order to prepare professionals for a comprehensive health care. The aim of the present study is to assess educational potential through immersion in mental health studies based on focus-group discussions and photovoice images. Six undergraduate students were encouraged to work with local medical equipment from 2017 to 2018. Two themes in accordance to relevant literature and to meanings given to the

Homophobic violence in Rio de Janeiro according to digital journalism

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SILVA, Adriano da; NJAINE, Kathie; OLIVEIRA, Queiti Batista Moreira and PINTO, Liana Wernersbach. Homophobic violence in Rio de Janeiro according to digital journalism. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190381. Epub Mar 16, 2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190381. News coverage on homophobia has been increasing over the last few years as a result of the greater LGBT movement claim for visibility regarding the violations they suffer. However, the production of discourse on homophobia in the media has different meanings and disagreements that are affected by the society’s understanding of sexualities and genders that are dissident from the norm. Additionally, the internet is a modern way of informing the news, causing a synergy between journalism

The spanish flu through the lens of local history: archives, memory and origin myths in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, 1918

 

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RIBEIRO, Anna Cristina Rodopiano de Carvalho; MARQUES, Maria Cristina da Costa and MOTA, André. The spanish flu through the lens of local history: archives, memory and origin myths in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, 1918. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190652. Epub Mar 23, 2020. ISSN 1414-3283. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190652. Considering that the logic of historical investigation is grounded on the development of empirical research, this study approaches challenges in the construction of local history about the spanish flu pandemic in the city of Botucatu, State of São Paulo, in view of scattered and fragmented collections without archival care and with damaged materiality. The study discusses memory-producing places and shows how the selection and articulation

Racial equity and education of ethnic-racial relations in Health Care courses

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SANTANA, Rebecca Alethéia Ribeiro et al. Racial equity and education of ethnic-racial relations in Health Care courses. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e170039. Epub 04-Fev-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170039. This article discusses the current implementation of the National Policy of Comprehensive Health for the Black Population, by the managers of health professionals' education, with the aim of proposing enhanced presence of the subject "racial equity in Health" in the day to day of higher education institutions (HEI). This research work contains in-depth interviews with 12 different coordinators of Healthcare courses from three universities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil and it has identified that the aforementioned normative frameworks have positively influenced the inclusion of

Learning with the whole body in the (trans) formation of educators in the Free Course of Health Popular Education (EdPopSUS)

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DANTAS, Mayana Azevedo; SILVA, Maria Rocineide Ferreira da e CASTRO JUNIOR, André Ribeiro de. Learning with the whole body in the (trans) formation of educators in the Free Course of Health Popular Education (EdPopSUS). Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190205. Epub 17-Abr-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.190205. The PNEPS-SUS was instituted to reinforce the principles of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS), having as strategy a popular health education course for workers of the SUS and social movements. The objective of this study was to analyze the subject of learning with the whole body that emerged in the formative process of the course' educators related to the production of autonomy. The formation of educators acted following

Role of argumentation in deliberative processes in social control instances of the Brazilian National Health System

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LIMA, Juliano de Carvalho. Role of argumentation in deliberative processes in social control instances of the Brazilian National Health System. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190495. Epub 09-Abr-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190495. This article aims at theoretically discussing the role of argumentation in deliberative processes that occur in social control board instances of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Social health participation processes were analyzed based on the Theory of Communicative Action. This article considers public deliberation under a dialogic framework of providing and receiving reasons to justify opinions based on arguments. We support that argumentation is part of deliberation, since the quality of the former influences the quality of the latter. Two great contemporary currents of

Senior citizens in Spanish advertising: tensions between research, planning and representation of the elderly in advertisements

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FERNANDEZ, José Berenguel; SAEZ, Víctor Manuel Marí e HURTADO, Javier Gallardo. Senior citizens in Spanish advertising: tensions between research, planning and representation of the elderly in advertisements. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190431. Epub 09-Abr-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190431. The article analyzes the continuities and descontinuities that occur between research, media planning and the construction of representations of senior citizens in Spanish advertising. The study, centered on advertisements about aging, senior citizens and health, employed a methodological triangulation that included techniques like discourse analysis, research, and a literature review on segmentation in advertising. The conclusions point to a limitation of the representations called into play in advertisements regarding the diversity established by professionals and in