Gláucia Alexandre Formozo

Auto-proteção profissional e cuidado de enfermagem ao paciente soropositivo ao HIV: duas facetas de uma representação*

Objective: To identify and describe the approaches for professional self-protection in the social context of the nursing care for HIV patients. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. A sample of 40 professional nurses from a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed with ALCESTE 4.7 software. Results: Professional selfprotection is an important element of nursing care for HIV patients. Self-protection included the use of personal protection equipment, the handling and disposal of sharp materials, and type of exposures and precautions. Conclusions: Professional self-protection in providing careObjective: To identify and describe the approaches for professional self-protection in the social context of the nursing care for HIV patients. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. A sample of 40 professional nurses from a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed with ALCESTE 4.7 software. Results: Professional selfprotection is an important element of nursing care for HIV patients. Self-protection included the use of personal protection equipment, the handling and disposal of sharp materials, and type of exposures and precautions. Conclusions: Professional self-protection in providing care for HIV patients are the same as those recommended for universal precautions.

Representações sociais do cuidado prestado aos pacientes soropositivos ao HIV

This is a qualitative research whose objectives were to identify and compare the social representations of nursing care to patients with HIV seropositive to professionals of nursing. The scenario was a public university hospital in Rio de Janeiro and the subject 20 nursing assistants and 20 nurses. The data collection took place through semi-structured and used for its analysis software ALCESTE 4.7. Among the nursing assistants were characterized about the content of the daily nursing care provided to patients with HIV/AIDS, whereas the nurses have content back to their quality of life. Thus it was concluded that the social representation of nursing assistants is anchored in the practical elements of daily care, while nurses anchored in the knowledge reified.Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa cujos objetivos foram identificar e comparar as representacoes sociais do cuidado de enfermagem ao paciente soropositivo ao HIV para profissionais de enfermagem. O cenario foi um hospital publico universitario da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e os sujeitos 20 auxiliares de enfermagem e 20 enfermeiros. A coleta de dados deu-se atraves de entrevista semi-estruturada e a analise utilizou o software ALCESTE 4.7. Entre os auxiliares de enfermagem foram caracterizados conteudos do cotidiano do cuidado de enfermagem prestado ao paciente com HIV/AIDS, enquanto os enfermeiros trouxeram conteudos voltados a qualidade de vida. Concluiu-se que a representacao social dos auxiliares de enfermagem encontra-se ancorada em elementos praticos do cotidiano do cuidado, enquanto os enfermeiros ancoram-se no conhecimento reificado.

Professional self-protection and nursing care for HIV patients: both party representation

Objective: To identify and describe the approaches for professional self-protection in the social context of the nursing care for HIV patients. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. A sample of 40 professional nurses from a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed with ALCESTE 4.7 software. Results: Professional selfprotection is an important element of nursing care for HIV patients. Self-protection included the use of personal protection equipment, the handling and disposal of sharp materials, and type of exposures and precautions. Conclusions: Professional self-protection in providing careObjective: To identify and describe the approaches for professional self-protection in the social context of the nursing care for HIV patients. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. A sample of 40 professional nurses from a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed with ALCESTE 4.7 software. Results: Professional selfprotection is an important element of nursing care for HIV patients. Self-protection included the use of personal protection equipment, the handling and disposal of sharp materials, and type of exposures and precautions. Conclusions: Professional self-protection in providing care for HIV patients are the same as those recommended for universal precautions.

Social representations of the care provided to HIV seropositive patients

This is a qualitative research whose objectives were to identify and compare the social representations of nursing care to patients with HIV seropositive to professionals of nursing. The scenario was a public university hospital in Rio de Janeiro and the subject 20 nursing assistants and 20 nurses. The data collection took place through semi-structured and used for its analysis software ALCESTE 4.7. Among the nursing assistants were characterized about the content of the daily nursing care provided to patients with HIV/AIDS, whereas the nurses have content back to their quality of life. Thus it was concluded that the social representation of nursing assistants is anchored in the practical elements of daily care, while nurses anchored in the knowledge reified.Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa cujos objetivos foram identificar e comparar as representacoes sociais do cuidado de enfermagem ao paciente soropositivo ao HIV para profissionais de enfermagem. O cenario foi um hospital publico universitario da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e os sujeitos 20 auxiliares de enfermagem e 20 enfermeiros. A coleta de dados deu-se atraves de entrevista semi-estruturada e a analise utilizou o software ALCESTE 4.7. Entre os auxiliares de enfermagem foram caracterizados conteudos do cotidiano do cuidado de enfermagem prestado ao paciente com HIV/AIDS, enquanto os enfermeiros trouxeram conteudos voltados a qualidade de vida. Concluiu-se que a representacao social dos auxiliares de enfermagem encontra-se ancorada em elementos praticos do cotidiano do cuidado, enquanto os enfermeiros ancoram-se no conhecimento reificado.

Quality of life and people living with AIDS: relationship with sociodemographic and health aspects

Articulo parte de la tesis de doctorado “Representaciones sociales del VIH/SIDA y la calidad de vida: un estudio entre las personas que viven con la enfermedad en el contexto de la internalizacion”, presentada en el Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.OBJECTIVE: to analyze the relationship of sociodemographic and health dimensions with the quality of life of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus. METHOD: descriptive and quantitative study. The subjects were 131 seropositive people treated in a specialized center of the Norte-Fluminense municipality, Brazil. A form with sociodemographic and health data was applied, as well as the World Health Organization instrument for the assessment of the quality of life of people with the human immunodeficiency virus. RESULTS: the statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in the assessment of the various dimensions of quality of life by the subjects for gender, education, employment, personal income, medical condition, self-perception of sickness, history of hospitalizations, and bodily alterations due to the antiretroviral drugs. CONCLUSION: professional nursing and health care, as well as public policies in the area, should valorize the quality of life approach, considering the conditions related to its configuration.

Calidad de vida y personas viviendo con SIDA: relación con aspectos sociodemográficos y de salud 1

Articulo parte de la tesis de doctorado “Representaciones sociales del VIH/SIDA y la calidad de vida: un estudio entre las personas que viven con la enfermedad en el contexto de la internalizacion”, presentada en el Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.OBJECTIVE: to analyze the relationship of sociodemographic and health dimensions with the quality of life of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus. METHOD: descriptive and quantitative study. The subjects were 131 seropositive people treated in a specialized center of the Norte-Fluminense municipality, Brazil. A form with sociodemographic and health data was applied, as well as the World Health Organization instrument for the assessment of the quality of life of people with the human immunodeficiency virus. RESULTS: the statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in the assessment of the various dimensions of quality of life by the subjects for gender, education, employment, personal income, medical condition, self-perception of sickness, history of hospitalizations, and bodily alterations due to the antiretroviral drugs. CONCLUSION: professional nursing and health care, as well as public policies in the area, should valorize the quality of life approach, considering the conditions related to its configuration.

Qualidade de vida e pessoas vivendo com AIDS: relação com aspectos sociodemográficos e de saúde

Articulo parte de la tesis de doctorado “Representaciones sociales del VIH/SIDA y la calidad de vida: un estudio entre las personas que viven con la enfermedad en el contexto de la internalizacion”, presentada en el Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.OBJECTIVE: to analyze the relationship of sociodemographic and health dimensions with the quality of life of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus. METHOD: descriptive and quantitative study. The subjects were 131 seropositive people treated in a specialized center of the Norte-Fluminense municipality, Brazil. A form with sociodemographic and health data was applied, as well as the World Health Organization instrument for the assessment of the quality of life of people with the human immunodeficiency virus. RESULTS: the statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in the assessment of the various dimensions of quality of life by the subjects for gender, education, employment, personal income, medical condition, self-perception of sickness, history of hospitalizations, and bodily alterations due to the antiretroviral drugs. CONCLUSION: professional nursing and health care, as well as public policies in the area, should valorize the quality of life approach, considering the conditions related to its configuration.

Representaciones sociales de la atención prestada a los pacientes seropositivos al VIH

This is a qualitative research whose objectives were to identify and compare the social representations of nursing care to patients with HIV seropositive to professionals of nursing. The scenario was a public university hospital in Rio de Janeiro and the subject 20 nursing assistants and 20 nurses. The data collection took place through semi-structured and used for its analysis software ALCESTE 4.7. Among the nursing assistants were characterized about the content of the daily nursing care provided to patients with HIV/AIDS, whereas the nurses have content back to their quality of life. Thus it was concluded that the social representation of nursing assistants is anchored in the practical elements of daily care, while nurses anchored in the knowledge reified.Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa cujos objetivos foram identificar e comparar as representacoes sociais do cuidado de enfermagem ao paciente soropositivo ao HIV para profissionais de enfermagem. O cenario foi um hospital publico universitario da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e os sujeitos 20 auxiliares de enfermagem e 20 enfermeiros. A coleta de dados deu-se atraves de entrevista semi-estruturada e a analise utilizou o software ALCESTE 4.7. Entre os auxiliares de enfermagem foram caracterizados conteudos do cotidiano do cuidado de enfermagem prestado ao paciente com HIV/AIDS, enquanto os enfermeiros trouxeram conteudos voltados a qualidade de vida. Concluiu-se que a representacao social dos auxiliares de enfermagem encontra-se ancorada em elementos praticos do cotidiano do cuidado, enquanto os enfermeiros ancoram-se no conhecimento reificado.

Auto-protección profesional y cuidados de enfermería prestado al paciente soropositivo al VIH: dos facetas de una representación

Objective: To identify and describe the approaches for professional self-protection in the social context of the nursing care for HIV patients. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. A sample of 40 professional nurses from a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed with ALCESTE 4.7 software. Results: Professional selfprotection is an important element of nursing care for HIV patients. Self-protection included the use of personal protection equipment, the handling and disposal of sharp materials, and type of exposures and precautions. Conclusions: Professional self-protection in providing careObjective: To identify and describe the approaches for professional self-protection in the social context of the nursing care for HIV patients. Methods: This was a qualitative descriptive study. A sample of 40 professional nurses from a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed with ALCESTE 4.7 software. Results: Professional selfprotection is an important element of nursing care for HIV patients. Self-protection included the use of personal protection equipment, the handling and disposal of sharp materials, and type of exposures and precautions. Conclusions: Professional self-protection in providing care for HIV patients are the same as those recommended for universal precautions.

HIV/AIDS and nursing in thesis and dissertations - 1980 to 2005. A bibliographic study.

This is a bibliographical research, aiming to identify and analyze the dissertations about the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and nursing presented in brazilian graduate programs, from 1980 to 2005. 128 studies were selected in on-line and digital data bases, using the descriptors “HIV or AIDS and nursing”. The data analysis was quantitative and through thematic content analysis, according to : year of presentation; graduate programs; area of knowledge; theoretical referential; type of study; field of study; subjects; and thematics. The analysis gives evidence that the majority of the studies were about HIV positive patients in hospital settings, using qualitative approaches. It is concluded that there is a need for more reflections on the methodological approaches and the thematics related at the HIV/AIDS.