scholarly journals Portuguese Older Gay Men: Pathways to Family Integrity

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (64) ◽  
pp. 149-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipa Daniela Marques ◽  
Liliana Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Family System ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
Constructing Meaning

Abstract Research in the field of older gay men remains scarce. This exploratory study examines older gay men's experiences in the construction of family integrity (versus disconnection and alienation). The family integrity approach is a developmental perspective that links ego integrity to a larger process of constructing meaning within the family system. The sample comprises ten participants (from 60 to 88 years old). A semi-structured interview was conducted and submitted to content analysis. The main findings suggest three experiences in older gay men's construction of family integrity: (i) influence of homosexuality throughout life; (ii) establishing a family of choice; (iii) creating a legacy associated with homosexuality. Family integrity in older gay men seems to evolve from disclosure at a young age to making homosexuality a legacy in old age.

scholarly journals Early contact and breastfeeding: meanings and experiences

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloana Ferreira D'Artibale ◽  
Luciana Olga Bercini
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Unique Experience

The aim of this study was to analyze the meanings and experiences of early contact and breastfeeding of the postpartum women admitted at a Baby-Friendly Hospital. It is a descriptive, exploratory study, with qualitative approach, that was developed in a teaching hospital in the Northwest of Paraná state between November 2011 and January 2012, involving the participation of 16 postpartum women. Data were collected by means of non-participant systematic observation of the childbirths and semi-structured interview. The data collected were analyzed using the thematic content analysis. The results revealed that, soon after childbirth, the child-mother binomial provided the woman with a unique experience, triggering various sensations into the bio-psycho-social-cultural context of each one of the mothers, with feelings and meanings that favored the mother-child bond and the outset of breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Heterotopias of (un)desirable bodies: homoeroticism, old age and other dissidences

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Daniel Kerry dos Santos ◽  
Mara Coelho de Souza Lago
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
The Moment

Abstract This paper problematizes some possible stylizations of bodies that are socially perceived as "old" and that are engaged in (homo)erotic activities. We present some "scenes" that were mapped during participant observations conducted in a territory of sociability attended mainly by older gay men. Ways in which the materiality of the bodies in these encounters may acquire other "contours" and new "porosities" are discussed. This rematerialization enables some individuals to resist some models that normalize subjectivities and and bodies. At least at the moment of the parties in this territory (in that queer time and space), the old gay man is no longer a "bicha velha démodé", but rather a subject of desire and a desiring subject. Our cartography tends to denounce the fragility and the fictional aspects of homo/hetero/age-normativities.

Holiday Instead of Holy Day? A Qualitative Inquiry on the Spiritual Quality of People’s Activities on Sunday

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-228
Author(s):  
Ulrich Riegel
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
The Family ◽  
Transcendent Reality ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Age Range

AbstractDaily routine on Sunday is changing. Formerly a day of religious contemplation, Sunday seems to be a day of rest within the family. Does this change in activities done on a typical Sunday imply an end of spiritual quality? To answer this question this paper conceptualizes spirituality as experience of connectedness to some greater reality which is regarded as important and meaningful. Four options are possible concerning this greater reality: a transcendent reality, nature or cosmos, mankind, or the individual’s self. The data has been collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by qualitative content analysis. 148 individuals did take part in these interviews (57% females, age range: 7 to 59; 64% Catholics and 22% Protestants). The findings point at Sunday spent with family. Further on we could identify activities representing all four types of spirituality. Together these examples point at the conclusion that Sunday still is a special day within the week. Its activities offer spiritual quality, but it is the individual to reassure it.

scholarly journals Sons and daughters with a parent hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209
Author(s):  
Fernanda de Azevedo Lima ◽  
Maria Cristina Lopes de Almeida Amazonas ◽  
Carmem Lúcia Brito Tavares Barreto ◽  
Walfrido Nunes de Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
The Family ◽  
Day By Day

The aim of this study, in the area of Hospital Psychology, was to comprehend the experience of sons and daughters whose mother or father was hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit. Participants were 10 sons and daughters who responded to a socio-demographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview, which were submitted to Content Analysis. The following were verified in the interviews: feelings of suffering and fear; concerns regarding the fact that the patient spends most of the time alone; lack of trust regarding the treatment offered by the healthcare team for the patient; lack of motivation to continue day by day routines; positive reappraisal such as personal, spiritual and professional growth, and satisfaction with the hospital team's care to the family. This data highlights the needs of these sons and daughters during their parent's hospitalization in an Intensive Care Unit and may support more effective care from the healthcare team for this population.

scholarly journals Perceptions of chronic kidney patients in the refusal of the kidney transplantation

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 664
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Cezário De Carvalho Conceição ◽  
Christielle Lidiane Alencar Marinho ◽  
Joice Requião Costa De Santana ◽  
Rudval Souza Da Silva ◽  
Gerlene Grudka Lira
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Kidney Transplantation ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Renal Diseases ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Dialysis Treatment ◽  
Conscious Decision ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

RESUMOObjetivo: conhecer os motivos que levam os pacientes com doença renal crônica a recusarem o transplante renal. Método: trata-se de estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório realizado com 22 pacientes submetidos à hemodiálise em um Centro de Tratamento de Doenças Renais. Utilizou-se uma entrevista semiestruturada transcrita e submetida à Análise de Conteúdo na modalidade Análise Temática. Resultados: percebe-se que após a análise de conteúdo para a organização dos dados, emergiram as categorias “Sentimento de culpa por desejar a morte de alguém e preocupação com a vida do doador vivo”; “Implicações financeiras e demora na realização do transplante” e “Adaptação ao tratamento hemodialítico e as incertezas quanto ao transplante”. Conclusão: constatou-se que vários motivos influenciam a recusa para o transplante renal, como questões financeiras e burocráticas, o medo da cirurgia e do seu prognóstico influenciado pelo conhecimento de experiências negativas de pacientes transplantados, o medo justificado pela adaptação ao tratamento dialítico e a algumas comorbidades, bem como a culpa por desejar um órgão. Os profissionais de saúde têm papel fundamental no esclarecimento sobre o transplante para que esses pacientes tomem uma decisão consciente acerca do tratamento. Descritores: Listas de Espera; Transplante de Rim; Medo; Incerteza; Falência Renal Crônica; Transplante de Órgãos.ABSTRACT Objective: to learn the reasons that lead patients with chronic kidney disease to refuse kidney transplantation. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study of 22 patients submitted to hemodialysis at a Center for the Treatment of Renal Diseases. A semi-structured interview was used, transcribed and submitted to Content Analysis in the Thematic Analysis modality. Results: it is noticed that after the content analysis for the organization of the data, the categories "Feeling guilty for wanting someone's death and concern for the life of the living donor" emerged; "Financial implications and delay in carrying out the transplant" and "Adaptation to hemodialysis treatment and uncertainties regarding transplantation". Conclusion: it was observed that several reasons influence the refusal for renal transplantation, such as financial and bureaucratic issues, fear of surgery and its prognosis influenced by the knowledge of negative experiences of transplanted patients, fear justified by adaptation to dialysis treatment and some comorbidities, as well as the guilt for wanting an organ. Health professionals play a key role in clarifying the transplant so that these patients make a conscious decision about the treatment. Descritores: Waiting Lists; Kidney Transplantation; Fear; Uncertainty; Kidney Failure Chronic; Organ Transplantation.RESUMEN Objetivo: conocer los motivos que llevan a los pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica a rechazar el trasplante renal. Método: se trata de un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo y exploratorio realizado con 22 pacientes sometidos a la hemodiálisis en un Centro de Tratamiento de Enfermedades Renales. Se utilizó una entrevista semiestructurada transcrita y sometida al Análisis de Contenido en la modalidad Análisis Temático. Resultados: se percibe que después del análisis de contenido para la organización de los datos, emergieron las categorías "Sentimiento de culpa por desear la muerte de alguien y preocupación por la vida del donante vivo"; "Implicaciones financieras y demora en la realización del trasplante" y "Adaptación al tratamiento hemodialítico y las incertidumbres en cuanto al trasplante". Conclusión: se constató que varios motivos influencian la negativa para el trasplante renal, como cuestiones financieras y burocráticas, el miedo a la cirugía y su pronóstico influenciado por el conocimiento de experiencias negativas de pacientes trasplantados, el miedo justificado por la adaptación al tratamiento dialítico y a algunas comorbilidades, así como la culpa por desear un órgano. Los profesionales de la salud desempeñan un papel fundamental en la aclaración del trasplante para que estos pacientes tomen una decisión consciente sobre el tratamiento. Descritores: Listas de Espera; Trasplante de Riñón; Medo; Incertidumbre; Fallo Renal Crónico; Trasplante de Órganos.

scholarly journals Transformations in the Family System after the Birth of a Child with Disability

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Sursis Nobre Ferro Bucher-Maluschke ◽  
Rosilda Alves de Oliveira ◽  
Jonas Carvalho e Silva ◽  
Carlos Manoel Lopes Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Family System ◽  
Hierarchical Classification ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
The Family

Abstract The arrival of a child with disability causes changes in the family structure and dynamics. The objective of this study was to identify the parents’ reactions after the transmission of the diagnosis of disability of their child and its repercussions on the family. A semi-structured interview was carried out with three couples with a child, which identified the profile and the transformations in the family system. The data analysis, with the aid of the IRaMuTeQ program (lexographic analysis and Descending Hierarchical Classification), resulted in the classs/categories: birth and mourning, pregnancy and care, routine and overload, spirituality and intrafamily relationships. The transformations in the family dynamics provoked feelings of mourning, overload of the couples, the need for a support network and, in some cases, the connection with spirituality. In conclusion, there is a need for interprofessional and intersectoral research in view of the communication of the diagnosis and the changes throughout the life of the family.

scholarly journals Growing up with HIV/AIDS: a study on adolescents with HIV/AIDS and their family caregivers

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Amélia Antunes Lima ◽  
Eva Néri Rubim Pedro
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Hiv Aids

This is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach, which looks at the adolescent process with HIV/AIDS. The purpose is to identify how the adolescent process occurs, from the perspective of these teenagers and their family caregivers. The investigation was performed in Porto Alegre, RS between May and July 2005, and the subjects were four adolescents and three caregivers. Data were collected by means of interviews, which were subject to the content analysis technique. The study revealed that both teenagers and family caregivers did not show concern with the changes typical of the period, especially regarding sexuality questions. Yet, the underlying diagnosis and coping with HIV remain in the family core in order to protect these agents against the stigma of the disease.

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