Care and occupational therapy: what kind of care definition do we have?

Malfitano, Ana Paula Serrata; Sakellariou, Dikaios

doi:10.4322/2526-8910.ctoarf1886

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“…The complexity of the “drug problem” [ 1 ] requires multiple approaches that are not limited to the biomedical aspects of action, especially when dealing with socially vulnerable populations. Considering that care in occupational therapy may involve biomedical, person-centered, tacit, and collective dimensions [ 14 ], occupational therapists have tools to direct their actions to the expansion of the individuals’ social networks, thus helping to create more solid relationships, considering the macro and micro social-life dimensions.…”

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“…Thinking of the complexity of drug use, the care offered must be multifaceted, and must include biological, social, economic, and cultural aspects, bringing together multiple strategies that can address needs more effectively [ 14 ]. To this end, social occupational therapy [ 15 ] is used as a methodological strategy of action to implement social care actions.…”

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Social Support Networks and Care for People Who Use Harmful Drugs

Bortolai¹,

Malfitano

2023

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Background: The “problem of drugs” is a complex phenomenon with different social dimensions. Thus, the strategy to care for people who use drugs should consider their social support networks, which are defined here as dimensions that compose the social integration of people. Objective: In this paper, we investigate how social support networks are organized, structured, and constituted according to clients of a mental health service dedicated to treat alcohol and drug abuse. Methods: Participant observation was employed in a mental health service for three months, and six interviews and three groups of activities were conducted with local clients. Results: The results demonstrated that the social network of this group is composed of informal and formal social supports: the former includes family, religious institutions, and work, and the latter was represented by a few institutions. However, there are few supports that contribute to the social inclusion and participation of these clients. Conclusions: Care actions should expand social networks, helping to create more solid relationships, considering the macro and micro social-life dimensions. Occupational therapists can contribute to this process by driving their action toward social life, building more social participation strategies, and reconfiguring care and social meaning in everyday life.

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Social Support Networks and Care for People Who Use Harmful Drugs

Bortolai¹,

Malfitano

2023

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“…To speak of care implies understanding all those tasks necessary to ensure the daily well-being of all people, tasks that are present throughout the life cycle in one form or another. For this reason, it is necessary to understand the concept as a fundamental attribute for the maintenance and sustainability of life, and as a basis for the development of social life [ 1 ]. Although the term includes countless activities (childbirth, child rearing, feeding, supervision, listening, cooking...), it is a recent term and generally understood as “those tasks that are done to maintain the well-being of people in a situation of dependency, that is, who cannot look after themselves because of some disability” [ 2 ].…”

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Fathers in the Care of Children with Disabilities: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

2021

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Objective: to explore the perception and experience of fathers of children with disabilities in caring for their children; to know their role and how these tasks impact their daily life, health and physical, mental and/or emotional well-being. Methodology: qualitative approach study with phenomenological design. The sample consisted of seven young fathers of underage children with various diagnoses. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews; the discourse analysis was carried out through open and axial coding processes. Three themes emerged from the results of the analysis: (1) shared responsibilities, (2) somewhat difficult to fit in, and (3) either you join or you split. Results: Fathers must readjust their work schedule, reduce their working hours, or give up their job altogether to take care of their children, as well as give up their social life. They lack time to enjoy their leisure time, to spend time with their partner, to take care of themselves. This involvement in caregiving generates an important occupational imbalance that has repercussions above all on their mental health. Conclusions: The sharing of caregiving tasks also impacts significantly on parents’ lives, it also takes away time and opportunities, and sometimes health and quality of life.

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“…It authorizes 'Telehealth' as a possible method of working, with the purpose of carrying out actions for groups of the population with whom physiotherapists and occupational therapists work (Conselho Federal de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, 2020a). New and novel modes of care (Malfitano & Sakellariou, 2019) are being created, in order to minimize any disruption of the service delivery for some specific groups. The Brazilian Association of Occupational Therapists (ABRATO) manifested its concern related to work conditions and practices in the pandemic scenario; pointing out the contributions of occupational therapists and reporting their presence working in the front line of the pandemic in public Unified Health Care System (SUS), in the Social Care System (SUAS), in private care situations, and also in the non-governmental organizations, carrying out socio-sanitary, cultural, and humanitarian work (Associação Brasileira de Terapeutas Ocupacionais, 2020).…”

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