Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Understand the quotidian relationships of accompanying family members in an environment of care, which are close to the metaphor of a tribe in hospital environment. METHODQualitative study with data gathered from semi-structured interviews and observations with 16 family members...

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Main Authors: Silvia da Silva Santos Passos, Álvaro Pereira, Rosane Gonçalves Nitschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-06-01
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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spelling doaj-6c182d85a3b14b629e5c662f0d9439e82020-11-24T22:00:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP1980-220X2016-06-0150346647310.1590/S0080-623420160000400013S0080-62342016000300466Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribesSilvia da Silva Santos PassosÁlvaro PereiraRosane Gonçalves NitschkeABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Understand the quotidian relationships of accompanying family members in an environment of care, which are close to the metaphor of a tribe in hospital environment. METHODQualitative study with data gathered from semi-structured interviews and observations with 16 family members accompanying hospitalized individuals with dependence on self-care. Data were submitted to thematic analysis, and analyzed through the metaphor of "tribe" proposed by comprehensive sociology. RESULTS Family members build up social clusters around caring, where we find traits typical of tribes: emotional ambience; solidarity based on links of sympathy and mutual assistance; an affectual nebula in the process of interaction; a logic of fusion in tactile relations; and communion/religiosity in the process of connecting in a collective identity. CONCLUSION In the presence of tragedy, families build social clusters similar to tribes having care as a totem.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342016000300466&lng=en&tlng=enFamiliaRelaciones FamiliaresHospitalizaciónCuidadoresRelaciones Comunidad-Institución
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author Silvia da Silva Santos Passos
Álvaro Pereira
Rosane Gonçalves Nitschke
spellingShingle Silvia da Silva Santos Passos
Álvaro Pereira
Rosane Gonçalves Nitschke
Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
Familia
Relaciones Familiares
Hospitalización
Cuidadores
Relaciones Comunidad-Institución
author_facet Silvia da Silva Santos Passos
Álvaro Pereira
Rosane Gonçalves Nitschke
author_sort Silvia da Silva Santos Passos
title Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
title_short Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
title_full Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
title_fullStr Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
title_full_unstemmed Quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
title_sort quotidian of accompanying family members in an environment of care: the emergence of hospital tribes
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
issn 1980-220X
publishDate 2016-06-01
description ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Understand the quotidian relationships of accompanying family members in an environment of care, which are close to the metaphor of a tribe in hospital environment. METHODQualitative study with data gathered from semi-structured interviews and observations with 16 family members accompanying hospitalized individuals with dependence on self-care. Data were submitted to thematic analysis, and analyzed through the metaphor of "tribe" proposed by comprehensive sociology. RESULTS Family members build up social clusters around caring, where we find traits typical of tribes: emotional ambience; solidarity based on links of sympathy and mutual assistance; an affectual nebula in the process of interaction; a logic of fusion in tactile relations; and communion/religiosity in the process of connecting in a collective identity. CONCLUSION In the presence of tragedy, families build social clusters similar to tribes having care as a totem.
topic Familia
Relaciones Familiares
Hospitalización
Cuidadores
Relaciones Comunidad-Institución
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342016000300466&lng=en&tlng=en
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