Symbolic meanings of the patients with chronic diseases

Authors

  • Luz Angélica Muñoz Universidad Andrés Bello; Escuela de Enfermería
  • Yocelyn Price Universidad Andrés Bello; Escuela de Enfermería
  • Liliana Gambini Universidad Andrés Bello; Escuela de Enfermería
  • Maguida Costa Stefanelli Universidad Andrés Bello; Escuela de Enfermería

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342003000400009

Keywords:

Nursing, Aged, Antropology, cultural

Abstract

The investigation presents three cultural universes of those suffering from arterial hypertension, diabetes and arthrosis, describing the different dimensions and interpreting their meaning. The ethnographic method was utilized, using the ethnographic interview and participant observation and for the interpretation, the symbolic interactionism and other authors. Convergences in the dimensions arise in which the three diseases are perceived: the loss of well-being and social support, fear of disability and death, perception of the family and accepting the chronicity, interest in alternative medicine. The informants of this study perceive nursing care with ambiguity.

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Published

2003-12-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (2003)

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How to Cite

Muñoz, L. A., Price, Y., Gambini, L., & Stefanelli, M. C. (2003). Symbolic meanings of the patients with chronic diseases. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 37(4), 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342003000400009