Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals
ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the social representations of professionals and managers of long-term care institution for the elderly about the care and the influence of this conception in the practice of caring. Method: This is a qualitative research carried out with twenty-nine professionals and fo...
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doaj-5c40bd9fd76648f7a9d6da3a2dc8c72f2020-11-24T21:43:00ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroEscola Anna Nery 2177-946523310.1590/2177-9465-ean-2019-0036S1414-81452019000300208Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionalsDaniela Garcia DamacenoCarlos Alberto LazariniMara Quaglio ChirelliABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the social representations of professionals and managers of long-term care institution for the elderly about the care and the influence of this conception in the practice of caring. Method: This is a qualitative research carried out with twenty-nine professionals and four managers of a long-term institution for the elderly in a city in the interior of São Paulo. The data, collected in two phases through individual interviews and workshops, were analyzed through the techniques of the Collective Subject Discourse and Content Analysis in the thematic modality. Results: About their representations about care, three main ideas were identified for managers: "giving affection"; "Supply basic needs"; and "look broadened." For the professionals, the main ideas were "to help and to give affection"; "Supply needs"; and "extended care". It also identified that the representations of the elderly influence the care practice. Final considerations and implications for the practice: The maintenance of the caregiving vision of the care process and the charitable model of producing health in these institutions are reflections of the representations of the elderly. Thus, it is necessary to review the social roles of the elderly, recognizing them as protagonists of their care process aiming at a better quality of care for this population.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-81452019000300208&lng=en&tlng=enHogares para AncianosAtención Integral de la SaludAdministradores de Instituciones de la SaludPersonal de la Salud |
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Daniela Garcia Damaceno Carlos Alberto Lazarini Mara Quaglio Chirelli Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals Escola Anna Nery Hogares para Ancianos Atención Integral de la Salud Administradores de Instituciones de la Salud Personal de la Salud |
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Daniela Garcia Damaceno Carlos Alberto Lazarini Mara Quaglio Chirelli |
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Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals |
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Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals |
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Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals |
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Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals |
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Caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals |
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caring for institutionalized elderly: representations of managers and professionals |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
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Escola Anna Nery |
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ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the social representations of professionals and managers of long-term care institution for the elderly about the care and the influence of this conception in the practice of caring. Method: This is a qualitative research carried out with twenty-nine professionals and four managers of a long-term institution for the elderly in a city in the interior of São Paulo. The data, collected in two phases through individual interviews and workshops, were analyzed through the techniques of the Collective Subject Discourse and Content Analysis in the thematic modality. Results: About their representations about care, three main ideas were identified for managers: "giving affection"; "Supply basic needs"; and "look broadened." For the professionals, the main ideas were "to help and to give affection"; "Supply needs"; and "extended care". It also identified that the representations of the elderly influence the care practice. Final considerations and implications for the practice: The maintenance of the caregiving vision of the care process and the charitable model of producing health in these institutions are reflections of the representations of the elderly. Thus, it is necessary to review the social roles of the elderly, recognizing them as protagonists of their care process aiming at a better quality of care for this population. |
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Hogares para Ancianos Atención Integral de la Salud Administradores de Instituciones de la Salud Personal de la Salud |
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