Simone Santos Oliveira

Saúde, religião e cultura: um diálogo a partir das práticas afro-brasileiras

Resulting from a qualitative study of ethnographic characteristics, with participatory observation in an Afro-Brazilian religious temple located in a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, this investigation attempts to understand the relationship between religion, health, and the healing process, trying to comprehend the ways in which individuals experience illness, suffering, pain, and healing practices. Since the biomedical health model is unable to cope with the complexity of existing health problems, there is a greater interest in the way that social sciences can be applied to the medical field, allowing greater attention to be paid to patients, as well as to the integration of biological, social, and cultural understanding of disease. This approach reinforces the dynamic relationship between religion and health. A fundamental effect of religion is to alter the meaning of disease for the sufferer, not necessarily implying the removal of symptoms, but a positive change regarding the potential outcomes of the disease. Religion gives meaning to life when one is suffering, creating a network of social support. We have found that religious worship supplements official medical practice. The information collected allows us to confirm that religion provides a place of refuge, health, and healing for those in need. We note the necessity for further research that can be added to existing biomedical studies, so that people have a greater chance of being helped during the healing process.

A experiência dos diários reflexivos no processo formativo de uma residência multiprofissonal em saúde da família

O diario reflexivo foi adotado na Residencia Multiprofissional em Saude da Familia da Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Ensp/Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Durante dois anos acompanhamos uma equipe multiprofissional de tres residentes em um modulo da Estrategia de Saude da Familia (ESF), buscando compreender as origens do instrumento no diario de campo da antropologia e no portfolio reflexivo da educacao. O instrumento mostrou-se eficaz, possibilitando acompanhar as atividades praticas e a atuacao das equipes e fornecendo subsidios para avaliacao dos estudantes como recurso para a reformulacao da pratica; tambem propicia o desenvolvimento dos principios eticos e da relacao para com os individuos e comunidade. No momento em que os alunos se viram diante do desafio de enfrentar a realidade, o dia a dia da comunidade, ficou clara a importância do Diario.

A autoconfrontação com o próprio tempo como perspectiva analítica no estudo das relações entre o tempo e a saúde

Sociological studies point out a malaise resulting from the use of time in contemporary societies. The present study aimed at developing a device that combines a quantitative instrument on the use of time, with a qualitative interview technique, seeking to reveal possible relations between time and health. A field research was conducted with nurses of a hospital in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro. The subjects registered the length of time activities took to be carried out during an entire week in an activity notebook adapted from time use diaries. Interviews were inspired in self-confrontation, as workers observed a coloured image that describes time taken from the register of activities. The device allowed investigate how workers perceive this time and how they relate it to health, considered in an ample sense. Among the issues brought up by the group as source of discomfort and physical malaise, are the overcharge of professional work and acknowledgement of too much time for the others that are linked to too little time for oneself with a strong component in gender relations. The strength of this device as investigative path of relations of time and health indicates its adequacy in studies with other groups of workers.Sociological studies point out a malaise resulting from the use of time in contemporary societies. The present study aimed at developing a device that combines a quantitative instrument on the use of time, with a qualitative interview technique, seeking to reveal possible relations between time and health. A field research was conducted with nurses of a hospital in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro. The subjects registered the length of time activities took to be carried out during an entire week in an activity notebook adapted from time use diaries. Interviews were inspired in self-confrontation, as workers observed a coloured image that describes time taken from the register of activities. The device allowed investigate how workers perceive this time and how they relate it to health, considered in an ample sense. Among the issues brought up by the group as source of discomfort and physical malaise, are the overcharge of professional work and acknowledgement of too much time for the others that are linked to too little time for oneself with a strong component in gender relations. The strength of this device as investigative path of relations of time and health indicates its adequacy in studies with other groups of workers.

The experience of reflective diaries in the training process of Multiprofessional Residence in Family Healthcare

O diario reflexivo foi adotado na Residencia Multiprofissional em Saude da Familia da Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Ensp/Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Durante dois anos acompanhamos uma equipe multiprofissional de tres residentes em um modulo da Estrategia de Saude da Familia (ESF), buscando compreender as origens do instrumento no diario de campo da antropologia e no portfolio reflexivo da educacao. O instrumento mostrou-se eficaz, possibilitando acompanhar as atividades praticas e a atuacao das equipes e fornecendo subsidios para avaliacao dos estudantes como recurso para a reformulacao da pratica; tambem propicia o desenvolvimento dos principios eticos e da relacao para com os individuos e comunidade. No momento em que os alunos se viram diante do desafio de enfrentar a realidade, o dia a dia da comunidade, ficou clara a importância do Diario.

La experiencia de los diarios reflexivos en el proceso de formación de una Residencia Multi-profesional en Salud de la Familia

O diario reflexivo foi adotado na Residencia Multiprofissional em Saude da Familia da Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Ensp/Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Durante dois anos acompanhamos uma equipe multiprofissional de tres residentes em um modulo da Estrategia de Saude da Familia (ESF), buscando compreender as origens do instrumento no diario de campo da antropologia e no portfolio reflexivo da educacao. O instrumento mostrou-se eficaz, possibilitando acompanhar as atividades praticas e a atuacao das equipes e fornecendo subsidios para avaliacao dos estudantes como recurso para a reformulacao da pratica; tambem propicia o desenvolvimento dos principios eticos e da relacao para com os individuos e comunidade. No momento em que os alunos se viram diante do desafio de enfrentar a realidade, o dia a dia da comunidade, ficou clara a importância do Diario.