"The group facilitates everything": meanings patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assigned to health education groups

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Lucas Pereira De Melo¹  Edemilson Antunes De Campos¹ 

关键词: Public Health Practice;    Health Education;    Group Processes;    Diabetes Mellitus;    Type 2;    Disease Management;    Anthropology;    Medical;    Prática de Saúde Pública;    Educação em Saúde;    Processos Grupais;    Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2;    Gerenciamento Clínico;    Antropologia Médica;    Práctica de Salud Pública;    Educación en Salud;    Procesos Grupales;    Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2;    Manejo de la Enfermedad;    Antropología Médica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.0056.2506

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: to interpret the meanings patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assign to health education groups.METHOD: ethnographic study conducted with Hyperdia groups of a healthcare unit with 26 informants, with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and having participated in the groups for at least three years. Participant observation, social characterization, discussion groups and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Data were analyzed through the thematic coding technique.RESULTS: four thematic categories emerged: ease of access to the service and healthcare workers; guidance on diabetes; participation in groups and the experience of diabetes; and sharing knowledge and experiences. The most relevant aspect of this study is the social use the informants in relation to the Hyperdia groups under study.CONCLUSION: the studied groups are agents producing senses and meanings concerning the process of becoming ill and the means of social navigation within the official health system. We expect this study to contribute to the actions of healthcare workers coordinating these groups given the observation of the cultural universe of these individuals seeking professional care in the various public health care services.

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