The Theory of Social Representations in Brazilian Health Researches: a Bibliometric Profile

The study aimed to characterizing the production of national articles on health, the time frame of the past 10 years, available in the database LILACS and MEDLINE Virtual Health Library that used the Theory of Social Representations in its searches, using as descriptors the words: social representations and health. It is a descriptive study, developed in the context of ibliometrics. Of the 158 units found, 122 were considered and analyzed after removal of those that did not include the stablished inclusion criteria: articles in Portuguese,available in full and that mentioned the expression "social representations", either in the title or abstract. The journal that most published researches about the Theory of Social Representations was Science & Public Health; being the largest number of articles published in 2011. The most frequent area of knowledge covering about the Theory of Social Representations was the Public Health, with the participant group most cited health professionals. Among the data collection instruments used, the semi-structured interview was the most frequent and the kind of qualitative analysis the content analysis was the most common. Noteworthy is the growing interest for the theory and the need for greater criteria in the preparation of abstracts, considering its importance in the spread of scientific production.

Violência nos adultos e idosos: investigar e intervir. Representação social da violência doméstica

Introdução: No combate à violência doméstica, o papel dos serviços de saúde é essencial pois, os profissionais contactam com as pessoas ao longo do ciclo vital, pelo que devem questionar todos os aspetos que dizem respeito à saúde e bem-estar destas. Objetivo: Compreender a representação social da violência doméstica Material e Métodos: Estudo de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa. Amostra intencional de 55 pessoas, com mais de 18 anos, residentes no distrito de Évora. O instrumento de recolha de dados é composto por 4 partes. Recorreu-se ao Software SPSS® Statistic e ao Software Evoc®. Foram salvaguardados os aspetos éticos. Resultados: A maioria dos inquiridos é do sexo feminino, com uma idade média de 47 anos, um nível de escolaridade elevado e maioritariamente casados/união de facto. A análise às evocações do estímulo violência doméstica com recurso ao software Evoc®, identificou 6 elementos do núcleo central e 7 elementos na 2ª periferia. Através de entrevista narrativa, os participantes caracterizaram a violência e identificaram os papéis de familiares, amigos, profissionais de saúde e forças de segurança. Sobre a exposição à violência doméstica ao longo da vida e no último ano, 14 pessoas, foram vítimas ao longo da vida e 2 ainda o foram no último ano. Conclusão: A violência foi considerada injustificável, intolerável e algo criminoso, associada frequentemente ao álcool e à necessidade de exercer poder sobre a vítima, um grave problema social, muitas vezes não relatada por medo ou questões culturais. A violência, atualmente, converteu-se num problema de saúde pública quer pelo facto em si e a sua dimensão, quer pelas repercussões que tem sobre a saúde das vítimas aos mais diversos níveis.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PERSPECTIVE OF WOMEN WHO LIVED IT

Introduction: Knowing the experience of abuse, contextual determinants that led to the rupture of the situation and attempts to build a more harmonious future, it is essential to work sensitivities and better understand victims of domestic violence. Objectives: To understand the suffering of women victims of violence. Methods: This is an intentional sample of 21 women who were at shelter home or in the community. The data were collected by in- Documento descargado de http://www.elsevier.es el 13-10-2016 3rd World Congress of Health Research 21 terviews, guided by a script organized into four themes. The interviews were conducted with audio record, the permission of the participants were fully passed the text and analyzed as two different corpuses, depending on the context in which they occurred. The analysis was conducted using the ALCESTE computer program. The study obtained a favorable opinion of the Committee on Health and Welfare of the University of Évora. Results: From the irst sample analysis emerged ive classes. The association of the words gave the meaning of each class that we have appointed as Class 1 - Precipitating Events; Class 2 - Experience of abuse; Class 3 - Two feet in the present and looking into the future; Class 4 - The present and learning from the experience of abuse; and Class 5 - Violence in general. From the analysis of the sample in the community four classes emerged that we have appointed as Class 1 - Violence in general; Class 2 - Precipitating Events; Class 3 - abuse of experience; and class 4 - Support in the process. Conclusions: Women who are at shelter home have this experience of violence and its entire context a lot are very focused on their experiences and the future is distant and unclear. Women in the community have a more comprehensive view of the phenomenon of violence as a whole, they can decentralize to their personal experiences and recognize the importance of support in the future construction process.

Announcing Motherhood

Introduction: Pregnancy is associated with experiences that integrated socio-cultural contexts of space and time, bring changes in family and/or maternal-fetal relationship. Parenthood is a generational task, and one of the most complex in humans. Aimo: To describe the construction of motherhood. Method: Cross-sectional qualitative study. We used the interview technique. Convenience sample of 10 pregnant women at the end of 3rd trimester. Results: The analysis of the narrative reveals four categories: a) conceiving pregnancy idea, b) imagining maternity, c) claiming herself through pregnancy and d) announcing attachment Conclusion: pregnant women essentially express positive and tipical feelings of pregnancy, seeming an healthy evolution. The transition to parenthood is underway, as well as a developing performance to the best role.

Labor pain: Non-pharmacological measures preferred by parturient

Background: Labor pain is a legacy given by bipedalism, sendentarism and greater fetos robustness. It is expected that nurses mostly apply non-pharmacological methods of pain relief, putting the account of the mother to your preferences. Aim: To describe the women preferences about pain relief no-pharmacological measures. Method: Convenience sample of 180 parturients, with mean age of 30.81 years (SD = 5.31), ranging from 17 to 43 years. Results: all positions are valued as a pain relief way. The most valued, classified as "strongly relief" is the lateral decubitus in bed (45.7%), followed by walking (40.4%) and sitting swing (38.9%). Conclusion: Mothers show preference for traditional measure as lateral position on the bed. A greater familiarity with other relief measures could facilitate labor experience.