Abstract:Objective: to interpret speeches by health professionals and companions about in-hospital institutional violence in childcare practices, based on the Foucauldian concept of discipline. Method: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research study with a pediatric unit from a university hospital in Salvador/Bahia as study field. The study participants were 10 companions of hospitalized children and 39 health professionals. Data collection took place from November 2018 to October 2019 using semi-structure… Show more
“…No cuidado infantil, a advocacia em saúde é exercida diariamente por profissionais de enfermagem, que defendem crianças e famílias de situações adversas como dificuldade de acesso, de atendimento em tempo oportuno, além das violações que lhes causam danos, como violência psicológica, física, pela perda de autonomia. (3,4) Esta preocupação torna-se relevante ao considerar que no Brasil, apesar das políticas e leis promulgarem recomendações para assegurar o atendimento à criança nos serviços de saúde, grande parte das dificuldades é respaldada, principalmente, pela significativa redução de leitos de internação pediátrica nos últimos anos, especialmente pela falta de investimentos por parte do Sistema Único de Saúde. De acordo com a Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 15,9 mil leitos de internação pediátrica foram fechados no Brasil nos últimos 10 anos, o que vem resultando na peregrinação de crianças nos serviços de saúde.…”
Desafios para o exercício da advocacia em saúde à criança hospitalizada durante a pandemia COVID-19Challenges for exercising health advocacy to hospitalized children during the COVID-19 pandemic Desafíos para el ejercicio de la defensa en salud de niños hospitalizados durante la pandemia de COVID-19
“…No cuidado infantil, a advocacia em saúde é exercida diariamente por profissionais de enfermagem, que defendem crianças e famílias de situações adversas como dificuldade de acesso, de atendimento em tempo oportuno, além das violações que lhes causam danos, como violência psicológica, física, pela perda de autonomia. (3,4) Esta preocupação torna-se relevante ao considerar que no Brasil, apesar das políticas e leis promulgarem recomendações para assegurar o atendimento à criança nos serviços de saúde, grande parte das dificuldades é respaldada, principalmente, pela significativa redução de leitos de internação pediátrica nos últimos anos, especialmente pela falta de investimentos por parte do Sistema Único de Saúde. De acordo com a Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 15,9 mil leitos de internação pediátrica foram fechados no Brasil nos últimos 10 anos, o que vem resultando na peregrinação de crianças nos serviços de saúde.…”
Desafios para o exercício da advocacia em saúde à criança hospitalizada durante a pandemia COVID-19Challenges for exercising health advocacy to hospitalized children during the COVID-19 pandemic Desafíos para el ejercicio de la defensa en salud de niños hospitalizados durante la pandemia de COVID-19
The purpose of this study is to understand institutional violence (IV) in the relationships between health professionals, hospitalized children, and family members. This is a qualitative study developed at the pediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The research participants consisted of 39 health professionals who specialized in pediatrics and 10 family members of hospitalized children. Semi‐structured interviews were the method used for data collection. Using discourse analysis as a basis and taking a Foucauldian perspective, the researchers observed that the expressions of IV could be traced to abusive power relations within the system. We found four discursive forms within the data set: communication problems as IV, violence through inattention and neglect, violence as an action and consequent materialization on the body, and psychological violence as a submission mechanism. Based on these findings, we argue that professionals, managers, the scientific community, and users might be able to better guarantee the safety of children by recognizing IV and effectively intervening in it.
Objective: To understand the perception of the Nursing team about institutional violence against hospitalized children. Materials and method: A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, performed at a large-size public hospital in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with 17 Nursing professionals working in the Pediatrics unit, to whom semi-structured interviews were applied between March and May 2019. The collected data were categorized in the NVIVO12 software and submitted for content analysis. Results: The results are presented in four categories: The professionals’ lack of knowledge about institutional violence against hospitalized children; Recognition of institutional violence related to problems in the hospital infrastructure, Recognition of institutional violence in interpersonal relationships and Recognition of institutional violence in the care practices. Conclusions: It becomes necessary to apply policies to confront institutional violence, ranging from training the professionals to adapting the spaces and care practices to favor the children’s hospitalization environment.
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