“I became a beggar”: life experience reports of former homeless people sheltered in a brazilian confessional institution

Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Rosângela Higa¹  Egberto Ribeiro Turato²  Claudinei José Gomes Campos²  Milene Pescatori Packer³  Cassia Regina Rodrigues Varga⁴ 

[1] Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti, Campinas, SP;Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP;Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Indaiatuba, SP;Universidade Federal de São Carlos,São Carlos, SP;

关键词: pesquisa qualitativa;    população em risco;    psicologia social;    comunidades vulneráveis;   

DOI  :  10.5902/2179769212964

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aim: to analyze the life experiences of former homeless alcohol users sheltered in a Confessional Institution. Method: the study is based on the clinicalqualitative method. From August 2007 to May 2008, semi-structured interviews were carried out with residents of a philanthropic organization in the state of São Paulo. The saturation criterion defined a sample of eight participants. Results: three categories were composed through the content analysis technique: You get embarrassed: expresses tendency to isolation or forming groups; I became a beggar: shows the breakdown of social life and loss of identity; The past will not return: demonstrates an attempt to get rid of their self-image, social denial and identification with the new roles. Conclusion: to survive, the former homeless person denies central elements of their identity and experiences the reconstruction of a new identity. In order to return to the former home/society, it is necessary to recompose the lost identity

【 授权许可】

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