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The hospital routine of children with prolonged hospitalizations: between body-care and possible mediations

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SIMONATO, Mariana Pereira; MITRE, Rosa Maria de Araujo and GALHEIGO, Sandra Maria. The hospital routine of children with prolonged hospitalizations: between body-care and possible mediations. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180383. Epub Aug 01, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180383. This ethnographic study reflected upon the experiences of prolonged hospitalization among children with chronic and complex conditions (CCC). Data was collected from the patients’ medical records, participant observation, and interviews conducted with the parents of children hospitalized in two pediatric units. The findings reveal that the patients’ daily lives were engendered by an intimate relationship between the body and environment and the importance of the mediation of parents and health professionals in this setting. A number

Health subjects, territory agents: the community health agent in immigrant Primary Care

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LOSCO, Luiza Nogueira and GEMMA, Sandra Francisca Bezerra. Health subjects, territory agents: the community health agent in immigrant Primary Care. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180589. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180589. With the intensification and diversification of international migratory flows to Brazil and the need to integrate the immigrant population into essential services, new dynamics are presented in the Primary Health Care. Considering the Bolivian population that uses the services of one Basic Health Unit in São Paulo , this work seeks to understand what the role of the community health agents is, in order to guarantee the principle of universality of the public health services offering access and including the immigrant populations.

Health Education and pedagogy of death: perceptions and demands of academic staff in Spain

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PEDRERO-GARCIA, Encarnación. Health Education and pedagogy of death: perceptions and demands of academic staff in Spain. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180404. Epub June 27, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180404. This article analyzes how death is approached in Spanish universities. An exploratory study was conducted with academic staff responsible for teaching Health Education. Interviews and content analysis were used to ascertain needs, demands, perceptions, and considerations in relation to death and death education and the approach towards finitude adopted by university teaching staff. The article concludes that the factor that has the greatest influence on whether professors include issues surrounding death in their teaching programs is whether or not they have experienced significant loss in their own lives,

Medical training and abortion care from the perspective of residents from two public universities in São Paulo, Brazil

 

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MACHIN, Rosana; COUTO, Márcia Thereza; ROCHA, Ana Luísa Smith e COSTA, Maria Renata Mencacci. Medical training and abortion care from the perspective of residents from two public universities in São Paulo, Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180370. Epub 27-Jun-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180370. Abortion is a major public health issue that cuts across various specialities. This study focused on abortion care and its relatioship with the training received in Gynecology and Obstetrics and Family and Community Medicine by residents of two public Colleges in Sao Paulo. A qualitative research design was adopted consisting of the administration of in-depth interviews with 13 residents. The obstetrics and gynaecology residents reported that they relied on practical

Doctor-patient relationships in the era of the expert patient: an epistemological analysis

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KNORST, Gabriel Rocha Santos; JESUS, Victor Machado e MENEZES JUNIOR, Antônio da Silva. Doctor-patient relationships in the era of the expert patient: an epistemological analysis. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180308. Epub 27-Jun-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180308. Taking the epistemological point of departure, a bibliographic research was conducted to evidence possibilities in doctor-expert patient relationships. Using specific works of Foucault and Buber, twenty articles were selected and analyzed dialectically based four analytical categories: “discontinuity of paradigms “; “the relationship”; “information”; and “it is necessary to navigate”. Focus was given to the role of the Internet in the management of health and the expert patient equipped with information found on the Internet. The clinical encounter can

The work and health of teachers and monitors in a public nursery in Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil

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SILVA, Daniela Almeida de Jesus; SOUZA, Katia Reis de and SANTOS, Gideon Borges dos. The work and health of teachers and monitors in a public nursery in Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180497. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180497. This exploratory study aimed to gain an insight into the relationship between the work and health of teachers and monitors in a public nursery in Vitória da Conquista in the State of Bahia, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten teachers and monitors. A content analysis of the interview transcripts identified four main themes: precarious work, overwork, and work intensification; management, politics, and conflicts; differences between the work of teachers

Vital needs in the dying process

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COMBINATO, Denise Stefanoni and MARTIN, Sueli Terezinha Ferrero. Vital needs in the dying process. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.63, pp.869-880. Epub Apr 03, 2017. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622016.0649. Due to the aging of the population and the increase in Non transmissible chronic diseases, the Family Health Strategy (ESF) is progressively facing the needs of people undergoing the dying process. By analyzing the work of health practitioners taking care of people who are dying, the aim of this paper is to discuss health needs through this process, in order to give support to those who work in this area in Primary Health Care. Eleven nurses and physicians linked to the ESF in Campinas, SP were selected

HIV/AIDS prevention in municipalities in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: gaps between global policy and local responses

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MONTEIRO, Simone and BRIGEIRO, Mauro. HIV/AIDS prevention in municipalities in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: gaps between global policy and local responses. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180410. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180410. Global and national AIDS response policies emphasize treatment as prevention, pre and post- exposure prophylaxis, and combination prevention. This article analyzes the implementation of such policies at local level drawing on the findings of a social study conducted in municipalities in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro , Brasil, centered on HIV/AIDS prevention and care and the vulnerability of gays, transvestites, and prostitutes. The gaps between policy and local action are addressed focusing on four issues: the expansion of

From fight to testimony. Audiovisual and interactive representations of cancer in video games

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GOMEZ-GARCIA, Salvador; NAVARRO-SIERRA, Nuria and CARRILLO-VERA, José-Agustín. From fight to testimony. Audiovisual and interactive representations of cancer in video games. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180363. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180363. This article analyzes the intersection between cancer - one of the leading causes of death in contemporary society – and one of the most important forms of media in twentieth-century popular culture: video games. An analysis was conducted of messages conveyed by eight videogames launched in the last 15 years with narratives on the disease, patients, and cancer treatment and outcomes. The findings point to a narrative construction that depicts the most common features of the disease, focusing on social empowerment through

Discourses on the healthcare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people adopted by doctors working in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

 

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PAULINO, Danilo Borges; RASERA, Emerson Fernando and TEIXEIRA, Flavia do Bonsucesso. Discourses on the healthcare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people adopted by doctors working in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180279. Epub July 10, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180279. The aim of this study was to identify discourses on access to and quality of comprehensive care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people adopted by doctors working in the Family Health Strategy. This article reflects upon how these discourses influence the provision of healthcare to LGBT population. Fifteen doctors from Uberlândia and Belo Horizonte, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, participated in the study.

Maternal health services in Cuba – a biopolitical strategy for disciplining pregnant women’ bodies

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ROLLO, Rosane Machado; RAMOS, Adriana Roese e ROCHA, Cristianne Maria Famer. Maternal health services in Cuba - a biopolitical strategy for disciplining pregnant women’ bodies. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180339. Epub 10-Jul-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180339. Maternal and child health is a healthcare priority in Cuba. This article analyzes the provision of maternal health services in Cuba’s Hogares Maternos (maternity homes), where mothers are admitted in cases of high-risk pregnancy or complications. We problematize the docilization and disciplining of pregnant women, while at the same time recognizing that this process as a powerful strategy for preserving life in Cuba. Keywords : Cuba; Mother and child health; Mother and child health centers; High-risk pregnancy; Maternal health

Learning, digital media and affection: proposals for a new paradigm in higher education

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DRAVET, Florence e CASTRO, Gustavo de. Learning, digital media and affection: proposals for a new paradigm in higher education. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180321. Epub 10-Jul-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180321. This article relates the presence of digital media with the necessary knowledge for integral formation of human being, conjunction between rational knowledges - capacity for synthesis and analysis - and affective-emotional knowledge - capacity to live with others – propitiating savoir vivre and well-thinking. In order to contribute to the critical reflection on the power of digital technology as a way to advance in learning processes, the proposal is based on the theory of complexity. A bibliographical revision followed by an exploratory research consisting of