Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1987.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1987.

It is argued that the holistic health care movement in the United States has emerged as a response to dissatisfactions with the existing health care delivery system—a system which has become too concerned with technological solutions and insufficiently concerned with social and psychosocial issues. The holistic health care movement is defined. The movement's emphasis on prevention through the use of teamwork and its concern with whole patient care is explained. Next consideration is given to the present process of planning, financing and delivering health services in the United States; and the other models which have been developed to try to take account of prevention, social and psychosocial issues are described and criticized. The way in which holistic health care needs to be organized is described—the need for involvement of allied health professionals such as nutritionists and psychologists is discussed and better record keeping is examined. The need to be open to new techniques such as acupuncture and other marginal activities is argued. The difficulties in financing are discussed. However, discussion of a model health center presently operating in Illinois gives hope that demonstrations may convince Americans that it is a service worth paying for. The method of introducing new models of health service delivery into the United States is examined. They are generally accepted by the upper-middle class and then work down through the system. It is argued that the model (holistic health care) is quite likely to become more widely accepted because it appeals to the American individualistic, selfhelp ideology. Whilst it may work itself down the class structure it is not likely to solve social problems because the orientation is psychosocial and individualistic. / Medicine, Faculty of / Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of / Graduate

Bakgrund Vården rör sig mot en mer patientcentrerad syn. Detta reflekteras i den fysioterapeutiska behandlingen där man kan se holistiska modaliteter göra ett inträde. En metod utanför skolmedicinens ramar som samlat uppmärksamhet det senaste decenniet är Wim Hof-Metoden. Den bygger på köldterapi, andningsövning och meditation. För var av dessa delar finns stöd, och lovande forskning har utförts på metoden i sig. Dock så är stödet fortfarande begränsat. Syfte Undersöka om utövandet av Wim Hof-metoden under tre veckor ger effekter på livskvalitet och självskattad hälsa. Metod Deltagare rekryterades via mail och annonser på social media. 8 individer utav 14 intresserade (57%) avlade medgivande och påbörjade intervention. Under tre veckor utförde de dagligen Wim Hof-Metoden. En mätning av livskvalitet med formuläret RAND-36 gjordes vid baseline och efter intervention. Så även med en generell hälsoskattning ur formuläret EQ-5L. Resultat Av 8 deltagare genomförde 5 (62,5%) studien. Således skedde ett bortfall på 3 individer (37,5 %). Efter intervention kunde man se parametriska tendenser till en ökad livskvalitet enligt RAND-36, där sammanlagt medelvärde för domänerna vitalitet, psykiskt välbefinnande och allmän hälsa ökade från 61,6 till 71,0 poäng. För generell hälsa enligt barometern från EQ-5L ökade medelvärdet från 75,4 till 85,6 enheter. Diskussion Resultatet indikerar tendenser till ökad livskvalitet och generell hälsa. Dock var antalet deltagare för lågt för statistisk analys, och gruppens förväntningar höga - vilket sänker datans tillförlitlighet. Forskning av större omfattning och med högre kvalitet behövs för att dra slutsatser kring metodens verkan.

In this diploma thesis I focus on health care for prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment. Health care in my view is based on a holistic vision of man, where I am interested in all components of an individual as a whole, and therefore I can not be satisfied with definition of health as absence of illness. So I do not mean only health care, but services that lead to optimal human development in all its human elements. These are services that take care of bio-psycho-socio-spiritual aspect of individual respectively prisoner. The aim of my qualitative research is to map the services related to a health care that are actually provided to prisoners serving a life sentence and then compare them with the services provided to prisoners serving prison sentence.

Orientador: Fábio Luiz Mialhe / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T05:06:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nogueira_ValeriaAparecidadosSantos_M.pdf: 1159510 bytes, checksum: b9fb7591abb194cc54e146a32c0ebe55 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar as representações sociais de profissionais de saúde que trabalham em Equipes de Saúde da Família sobre a utilização de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PIC) nos serviços de saúde, normatizada pela Portaria 971, que estabelece a Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PNPIC) nos serviços de saúde pública do país. Participaram da pesquisa todos os médicos, enfermeiros e cirurgiões dentistas que trabalhavam nas 34 Unidades de Saúde da Família do município de Piracicaba, SP, totalizando 78 profissionais, sendo 30 médicos, 14 dentistas e 34 enfermeiras. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas, as quais foram gravadas, e com auxílio de roteiro semi-estruturado, contendo questões abordando temas ligados à incorporação das PIC no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). A análise dos discursos foi feita por meio da técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC). Os resultados demonstraram que os profissionais entrevistados não conhecem a portaria 971, contribuindo para que a Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PNPIC) continue inexpressiva no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde. Muitos profissionais compartilharam a representação de que a homeopatia é uma medicina que necessita de crença pessoal para ser efetiva, é uma terapia de baixo custo e que apresenta como fator positivo o estímulo das defesas naturais do organismo, e ainda seria uma opção a mais para os usuários dos serviços de saúde. Sobre a aprovação da PNPIC, a maioria dos profissionais achou ótima a decisão, porém, alguns compartilharam a representação de que haverá problemas de recursos humanos relacionados com atendimento, financiamento e treinamento. Relativo à possibilidade do profissional realizar uma especialização em alguma das PIC, as maiores freqüências de respostas foram, em ordem decrescente, a acupuntura, a fitoterapia e a homeopatia. Verificou-se a necessidade de estratégias de educação permanente para estes profissionais de saúde, a fim de possibilitar a efetiva implementação da PNPIC no SUS e a universalização de suas práticas aos usuários / Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the social representations of professionals working with the Family Health Program (FHP) teams about use of complementary and integrative practices (CIP) in public health care, under ordinance 971, establishing the National Policy the Complementary and Integrative Practices (NPCIP) in public health services of the Brazilian Health Care System (BHS). Participants were all medical doctors (n=30), dental surgeons (n=14) and nurses (n=34), amounting to 78 professionals working in the 34 public health units (PHU) based in Piracicaba, SP. Data collection involved a taped semi-structured interview with questions addressing issues concerning the incorporation of CIP in public health care. Discourse analysis was done based on the Collective Subject Discourse technique. Results showed that the professionals assessed have no knowledge on the ordinance 971, suggesting that NPCIP continues inexpressive in BHS. Most respondents revealed representations in common as they view homeopathy, known to stimulate the body's natural defense, as a therapy that requires belief in order for it to work effectively. It also involves low cost and could be used as alternative to treat patients in BHS. Most professionals seemed to comply with the incorporation of CIP in BHS; however, some addressed some disadvantages concerning human resources related to service, financing, and training. Respondents reported they would, if required, be interested in majoring in some fields of study such as acupuncture, phytotherapy, and homeopathy. Continued education strategies are needed to provide health professionals with better knowledge of the NPCIP so that it will be adequately applied in BHS / Mestrado / Saude Coletiva / Mestre em Odontologia

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:04:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcus Antonio de Souza.pdf: 456684 bytes, checksum: 142bb0e6577c333ae2f3131fe5d80dc7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-30 / Expressions of faith, reverence in divinity, religious movements, have always been part of human history, affecting over time the social organizations, political and cultural civilizations. These practices also interfered in ways to understand and take care of health. Human beings, in their context of health and disease if appropriate of all the resources and knowledge available in the search for relief and cure of diseases. The general aim of this study was to investigate the influence of faith in the individual in the health-disease process, from the point of view of religious leaders. We investigated the perceptions of religious leaders Catholics, Protestants and Spiritist about the concepts of health and disease, about the influence of faith in the health-disease process and the resources and practices adopted by them when they are sought by people seeking help for problems health. This is a work with a qualitative approach developed in the municipality of Trinidad-GO. Participated in the survey two priests, two shepherds and two presidents of kardecist houses spiritists. The individual interview was used for data collection and the words were recorded, transcribed and then analyzed using the method of interpretation of meanings. The study was approved by an ethics committee, as recommended by the Resolution 196/96 of the National Health Councilor. The data were organized on four categories: a) The understanding of humanbeing and health, which discussed the entirety of the person and harmony between the spiritual and biopsicosociais aspects to have health. b) Multidimensional perceptions about disease, which were discussed different perceptions about the origin and forms of manifestation of disease, social inequalities and consensus as to negligence in care for the body c) Resources and practices used to benefit health, which were detected as resource a prayer, oil, water, salt and how practices adopted by the leaders, the reception, guidance, referrals and blessings d) The influence of the religious leader and the faith in the context health and disease of the person, evidenced that people seeking the means to religious and spiritual comfort find health care, brotherhood, love and affection. The leader encourages the hope and faith in God. It concluded among other things, that the faith of the person in a state of suffering influence in the process of recovery and healing and the maintenance of health. The science needs to get closer to religion in order to broaden the knowledge and ways of understanding and care of human beings. / Manifestações de fé, reverências a Divindades, movimentos religiosos, sempre fizeram parte da história da humanidade, influenciando ao longo do tempo as organizações sociais, políticas e culturais das civilizações. Essas práticas também influenciaram nos modos de entender e cuidar da saúde. O ser humano, em seu contexto de saúde e doença se apropria de todos os recursos e saberes disponíveis na busca de alívio e cura de doenças. O objetivo geral deste estudo foi investigar a influência da fé do indivíduo no processo saúde-doença, a partir do ponto de vista de líderes religiosos. Foram investigadas as percepções de líderes religiosos católicos, protestantes e espíritas sobre os conceitos de saúde e de doença; sobre a influência da fé no processo saúde-doença e sobre os recursos e práticas por eles adotadas quando são procurados por pessoas que buscam ajuda para problemas de saúde. Estudo com abordagem qualitativa desenvolvido no município de Trindade GO, do qual participaram padres, pastores e dirigentes de casas espíritas Kardecistas. A entrevista individual foi utilizada para a coleta dos dados e as falas foram gravadas, transcritas e posteriormente analisadas usando-se o método de Interpretação de Sentidos. O trabalho foi aprovado por um Comitê de Ética, tal como recomenda a Resolução 196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde. Os dados foram organizados em quatro categorias: a) Os entendimentos sobre ser humano e saúde, na qual se discutiu a integralidade da pessoa e a harmonia entre os aspectos biopsicosociais e espirituais para se ter saúde. b) Percepções multidimensionais sobre doença, onde foram abordadas diferentes percepções quanto à origem e formas de manifestação das doenças, as desigualdades sociais e o consenso quanto à negligência em relação aos cuidados com o corpo c) Recursos e práticas utilizadas em benefício da saúde, onde foram detectados como recursos a oração, o óleo, a água, o sal e como práticas adotadas pelos líderes, o acolhimento, as orientações, encaminhamentos e bênçãos; d) A influência do líder religioso e da fé no contexto saúde-doença da pessoa, evidenciou que as pessoas que buscam o meio religioso para conforto espiritual e saúde encontram atenção, fraternidade, carinho e amor. O líder instiga a esperança e a fé em Deus. Concluiu-se entre outros aspectos, que a fé da pessoa em situação de sofrimento influencia de maneira importante no seu processo de recuperação e cura, bem como na manutenção da saúde. A ciência precisa se aproximar da religião de modo a ampliar os conhecimentos e as formas de entender e cuidar do ser humano.

Achieving complete health requires a deep understanding of complementary cultural competency sensitivity between physician and patient. This may include but is not limited to access to preventative health care resources, access to health educational resources and access to cultural healing resources, for example, shamans, Ayurvedic physicians, and herbal healers. Advocates of cultural competency emphasize great importance on knowledge of the patients' cultural background; however, the transcendence of this knowledge can be explained further through complementary cultural competency sensitivity. This is when the cultures of the physician and patient complement each other in terms of understanding what is in the patients' best interest in the overall goal of healing and complete health for the patient. The explanation of this concept revolves around the idea that health is not just found within body wellness physically, but also mentally and emotionally. The tragedies of poor health outcomes we face have psychological repercussions with a significant social determinant that bio-medical medication cannot and should not solve. The purpose of research includes theoretical discussions that address questions of: What roles do Evidence Based Results play for Medical Anthropologists? How will having knowledge of socioeconomic status, cultural practices and determinants of environmental insult and structural violence as experienced by the individual patient influence the facilitation of the process of creating a positive health outcome for the patient? How can "End of Life" issues be better addressed? How does language influence health? Does a positive dialogue between health professionals and patients contribute to better health outcomes? Research will emphasize the idea that Ethnomedicine (traditional medicine) and Western Bio-medicine complement each other within the model of complementary cultural competency sensitivity. The Holistic Complementary Structure of Western Bio-medicine and Traditional Healing is a multifaceted mean by which the manifestations of complete and positive health results occur. The methods of research used in the research include ethnographic interview content discussions, primary and secondary literature sources, and research of bio-statistical data. The interview discussions consist of dialogue with Medical Anthropologists, a Nurse Practitioner, a Global Health Studies Ph.D. professor and an Africana Studies Ph.D. professor. In order to prove the hypothesis, explanations through examples of Ethnomedicine (traditional medicine) and Western Bio-medicine working together, show how the combination of the two modalities along with the factors of complementary cultural competency sensitivity between patient and physician contribute to positive health outcomes.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese - MÃOS QUE SE ABRAÇAM - AFETIVIDADE, CUIDADO E AS PRÁTICAS INTEGRATIVAS COMPLEMENTARES NO COMPLEXO HOSPITALAR PROFESSOR EDGAR SANTOS DA UFBA.pdf: 2952557 bytes, checksum: c0fa63e4886ec7f1cdd7e54f2e83bd8c (MD5) / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo principal: identificar e analisar as situações em que o Terapeuta e o Assistido do Ambulatório de Práticas Integrativas Complementares do Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgar Santos, conhecido como Hospital das Clínicas, reconhecem a presença da Afetividade e do Cuidado como formas de acolhimento, suas contribuições para estreitar o vínculo entre ambos e visibilizar as Práticas Integrativas Complementares. Este objetivo foi traçado com o intuito de encontrar resposta para o problema: Como a afetividade e o Cuidado contribuem para estreitar a relação Terapeuta-Assistido e visibilizar as Práticas Integrativas Complementares? Para dar conta de alcançar este intento e analisar as informações colhidas no campo empírico, foram escolhidos como trilha metodológica a perspectiva multirreferencial, como método de investigação, o Estudo de Caso, através da abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória, e como técnicas análise documental, análise bibliográfica, investigação participante e entrevista semi-estruturada. Dois métodos foram empregados para trabalhar com as informações: Análise de Conteúdo e Análise Contrastiva. Além disso, os diálogos teóricos se basearam nos referenciais: Bioenergético-Vitalista; Cartesiano- Newtoniano e Complexo/Multirreferencial, que ajudaram a compreender a complexidade do ser humano como ente bio-psico-social-espiritual. Estes aportes foram fundamentais, embora insuficientes para dar conta do objeto em estudo, então, outros autores, a exemplo de: Maturana, Morin, Ardoino, Toralba Reselló, foram “convidados” à interlocução com a pesquisadora e com os atores sociais (gestores, terapeutas e assistidos), que atuam no referido ambulatório. Isto contribuiu para expandir o saber sobre o “cuidar demonstrando afeto e respeito à idiossincrasia humana”. Os resultados alcançados indicaram que foram identificados no Ambulatório de Práticas Integrativas Complementares, pilares que estreitam o vínculo entre terapeutas e assistidos, advindos da afetividade e do cuidado como: sentimentos e emoções emanados entre estes; acolhimento amoroso dos terapeutas, desde a anamnese, baseado em princípios/valores humanizados e respeito à idiossincrasia dos assistidos; gentileza, dedicação e preocupação com questões de ordem pessoal; política humanizada implantada no ambulatório, creditando valor a pequenos gestos como: o sorriso, o toque, o abraço, o olhar nos olhos, o passar óleo nos pés, a escuta sensível, a confiança, a esperança, a sensibilidade. Estes pilares foram valorizados tanto quanto os aspectos técnicos. Isto demonstrou que “sutilezas”, na interação terapeuta-assistido, têm relevância e se constituem em elementos imprescindíveis que vinculam afetivamente estes intérpretes sociais. / ABSTRACT This research has as main objective: To identify and analyze the situations in which the Therapist and the Assistant of the Complementary Integrative Practices Clinic from Edgar Santos Hospital Complex, known as Hospital das Clínicas, recognize the presence of Affectivity and Care as a host, their contributions to strengthen the bond between them and to make visible the Complementary Integrative Practices. This objective was designed to find an answer to the problem: How does affection and care contribute for strengthening the Therapistassisted relationship and to making the Complementary Integrative Practices more visible? In order to achieve this aim and to analyze the collected informations in the empirical field, the multireferential perspective was chosen as a methodological track, which made it possible to use the Case Study, through a qualitative and exploratory research approach, instruments / techniques (documentary analysis, bibliographic analysis, participant research and semistructured interviews), using two methods: Content Analysis and Contrastive Analysis. In addition, the theoretical dialogues permeated thoughts such as the Bioenergetic-Vitalist; the Cartesian-Newtonian and Complex / Multireferential, which helped to assimilate the complexity of the human being as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual pearson. These contributions were fundamental, although insufficient to account for the object under study, so other authors, such as: Maturana, Morin, Ardoino, Toralba Reselló, were invited to interact with the researcher and social actors (managers, therapists and assisted), who work in said outpatient clinic. This contributed to expand the knowledge about "caring showing affection and respect to human idiosyncrasy". The results indicated that complementary pillars were identified in the outpatient clinic of complementary integrative practices, which strengthen the bond between therapists and caregivers, resulting from affection and care as: valuation of feelings and emotions emanating between these actors; loving reception of therapists since the anamnesis, based on the humanized principles / values and respect to the idiosyncrasy of the assisted ones; aspects such as kindness, dedication and concern with personal questions; the humanized policy implanted in the clinic, crediting value to small gestures such as: smile, touch, hug, eye contact, oil on feet, sensitive listening, confidence, hope, sensitivity. These pillars were valued as much as the technical aspects. This has demonstrated that "subtleties" in the therapist-assisted interaction are relevant and constitute essential elements that affectively bind these social interpreters. Keywords: Therapist-patient. Affectivity. Caution. Holistic Health. Humanization of health services. Integrative medicine. / SOMMAIRE Cette recherche a pour objet principal : Identifier et analyser les situations dans lesquelles le Therapeute et le Patient de l´Ambulatoire de Pratiques Intégratives Complémentaires du Complexe Hospitalier Professor Edgar Santos, connu comme Hospital das Clínicas, reconnaisse la présence de l´Affectivité et des Soins comme formes d´accueil, leurs contributions pour renforcer le lien entre les deux et rendre visibles les Pratiques Intégratives Complémentaires. Cet objet a été conçu pour trouver une réponse à la question : Comment l´Affectivité et les Soins contribuent-ils au renforcement des relations Thérapeute-Patient et rendre visibles les Pratiques Intégratives Complémentaires ? Afin d´atteindre cet objectif et d´analyser les informations recueillies dans le champ empirique, a été choisie la méthodologie de la perspective multiréférentielle, ce qui a permis d´utiliser l´Étude de Cas, moyennant l´approche de recherche qualitative, exploratoire, des instruments/techniques (analyse documentaire, analyse bibliographique, recherche participative et entretien semi-structurée), en utilisant deux méthodes : l´Analyse de Contenu et l´Analyse Comparative. De plus, les dialogues théoriques ont imprégné des pensées, comme le Bioénergétique-Vitaliste, Cartésienne-Nestonienne et le Complexe/Multiréférentielle, qui ont contribué dans l´assimilation de la complexité de l´être humain comme un être bio-psyco-social-spirituel. Ces contributions ont étées fondamentales, mais, néanmoins, insuffisantes pour l´accomplissement de l´objet de l´étude. Ainsi, d´autres auteurs, comme par exemple, Maturana, Morrin, Ardoino, Toralba Reselló ont été « invités » à interagir avec la chercheuse et avec les acteurs sociaux (gestionnaires, thérapeutes et patients), qui font partie de l´ambulatoire. Cela a contribué à augmenter le connaissance sur les « les soins qui montrent l´affection et le respect à l´idiosyncrasie humaine ». Les résultats obtenus ont indiqué que ont été identifiés dans l´ambulatoires de pratiques intégratives complémentaires des piliers qui renforcent le lien entre thérapeutes et patients, résultant de l´affectivité et des soins comme, par exemple, la valorisation des sentiments et des émotions émanant de ces acteurs ; l´accueil adorable des thérapeutes dès l´anamnèse, basé sur des principes / valeurs humanisés et le respect à l´idiosyncrasie des patients ; des aspects comme “politesse”; “dédication”; “préoccupation avec des questions personnelles”; la politique humanisée implantée dans l´ambulatoire, valorisant de petits gestes comme : sourire; toucher; regarder dans les yeux; passer l´ huile sur les pieds; l´écoute sensible; la confiance; l´espoir, la sensibilité, ce qui démontre que “subtilités” dans l´interaction thérapeute-patient sont importantes et constituent des éléments essentiels qui lient affectivement ces acteurs sociaux.

På grund av det ökade antalet äldre kommer befolkningsstrukturen förändras på många håll i världen, vilket ökar behovet av hälsofrämjande projekt. Det är av betydelse att insatserna har en pedagogisk utgångspunkt och att de anpassas utefter äldres förväntningar och upplevelser för att det ska ge goda resultat. Syftet med studien var att utifrån ett hälsopedagogiskt perspektiv belysa ett hälsofrämjande projekt riktat till äldre. De begrepp som använts för att analysera och tolka resultatet är fysisk litteracitet och holistiskt perspektiv. Studien utgick från en kvalitativ ansats där en gruppintervju och två fokusgruppsintervjuer användes som datainsamlingsmetod. Urvalet bestod av tre projektansvariga samt tio deltagare i ett hälsofrämjande projekt. Resultatet analyserades utifrån en konventionell kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Projektets hälsopedagogiska idéer innebar att främja villkor för ökad kunskap, öka fysisk och psykisk hälsa samt främja självständighet. Deltagarna i projektet talade om förväntningar och upplevelser kring följande; att bli sedd, chanser till nya bekantskaper och utveckling av fysiska förmågor. De projektansvarigas idéer och ambitioner med projektet var i linje med de förväntningar och upplevelser de äldre hade på sitt deltagande. Deltagarna såg positivt på projektets upplägg och att det inkluderade kunskapsutveckling, fysiska träningsmoment och social gemenskap. / Due to the increased number of older people the population structure will change in many parts of the world, which increases the need of health promotive projects.  It is important that these interventions is based on pedagogical strategies and gets adapted to the expectations and experiences of the elderly to get good results. The aim of this study was, based on a health educational perspective, highlight a health promotion project directed at the elderly. The concepts that was used to analyze and interpret the results were physical literacy and holistic perspective. This study was based on a qualitative onset where one group interview and two focusgroup interviews where used as a method for data collection. The sample consisted three project leaders and ten participants of a health promotion project. The result was analyzed from a conventional qualitative content analysis. The health educational ideas of the project was to promote increased knowledge, increase physical and psychological health and to promote independence. The participants of the project mainly talked about their expectations and experiences about the following categories; to be seen, chances to make new acquaintances and the development of physical abilities. The project leaders’ ideas and ambitions with the project was in line with the expectations and experiences the elderly had on their participation. The participants valued the project's design and that it included knowledge development, physical training and social community.