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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Vulnerability, family violence and institutionalization: narratives for elderly and professionals in social welcome
Dayane Akinara Toledo Ribeiro1, Aline Balandis Costa1, Pâmela Patricia Mariano1
1Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Objective:
To know the institutionalization process and the functional clinical condition of elderly people who suffered family violence, from the perspective of the elderly and professionals.
Methods:
Qualitative, which used oral history as a data collection technique. Held in a long-term institution for the elderly, using a semi-structured interview script. The participants were three nursing technicians, two nursing assistants, five caregivers for the elderly and eight elderly. Thematic analysis was performed with the aid of the MAXQDA® software.
Results:
Three categories were identified: The condition of vulnerability and the care needs of the elderly, indicating welcoming as an intervention; Suffering and denial of conditions of vulnerability; and Situations of family violence and the positive aspects of reception.
Conclusions:
Long-term institutions are considered important spaces for comprehensive and humanized care, as well as essential for the protection of elderly victims of family violence.
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