[The implication of social support in the lives of people with hypertension]. / A implicação do apoio social no viver de pessoas com hipertensão arterial.

This study aimed to know the types of support offered by the network of social support and implications on hypertensive life. Qualitative study whose methodology was based on Grounded Theory. 35 people were interviewed between October 2008 and August 2010, 22 hypertensive compulsorily enrolled in HIPERDIA at a Health Unit in Belém / PA, 5 family members, 5 health professionals and 3 representatives of community institutions, referenced by hypertensive patients, as members of the network support Data were subjected to coding procedures: analysis, comparison and categorization. The category "Identifying the types of social support offered to people in their living with hypertension" was the Intervening Condition of the Theory The types of emotional informational and instrumental support originated mainly from family relationships and may mean alternative treatments,featuring a care focused on people with hypertension and their network of relationships which requires attention from healthcare professionals, including nurses.

[Social representations of diabetic foot for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus]. / Representações sociais do pé diabético para pessoas com diabetes mellitus tipo 2.

This is a qualitative study with the purpose to understand the social representations of the diabetic foot for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Semi-structured interviews were held with ten people with diabetes mellitus, who participated in a support group. Two categories emerged from the content analysis: the foot disease with perceived alterations and present threats, and feet care, with care as a concern with the future, and non-care as a feeling of guilt. The results show that the subjects seek hopes of not developing foot disease or controlling the situation, influenced by the representations of alterations and threats. When non-care occurs, the feeling of guilt emerges, since the subjects knew about the necessary care but did not use it. The social representations contributed in the search for comprehension of how the subjects with diabetes mellitus build the knowledge that that express their identity and guide their behavior, especially regarding the diabetic foot.

[Living groups: contributions for an educational proposal for tuberculosis]. / Grupos de convivência: contribuições para uma proposta educativa em tuberculose.

This study is a report on care practice. Its objective was to develop a proposal for education in health care from a group of people with tuberculosis, seeking to increase the effectiveness of their treatment. The data was obtained through a proposal for education in health care, developed through a living group. Two interrelated themes resulted from the process of analyzing the data: the perception of tuberculosis and its care and treatment, and social isolation. These represent the elements that influence education in health care for people with tuberculosis, as well as the meaning that such a situation has to these people.

[The theme as intersubjectivity possibility -- the choice of the nursing journal: text and context]. / A temática como possibilidade de intersubjetividade--uma opção da revista texto & contexto--enfermagem.

The present study is a descriptive and exploratory research which has as its objective accomplishing a critical analysis of the magazine "Texto e Contexto-Enfermagem" (Nursing--Text and Context), as a thematic option. Eighteen issues of the magazine, published between 1992 and 2000, were analyzed. Two instruments were used to evaluate the inter-relation of the themes with the lines of research of the Post Graduation Program of Nursing in the Federal University of Santa Catarina (PEN/UFSC) in Brazil; the type of articles published; and the origin and profile of the authors of the magazine. It was verified that: the themes in the magazine are linked to the lines of research of PEN/UFSC; the average of articles published per issue is 23.88%; the majority of the articles are reflections and researches; most of the authors have a masters or doctors degree and do not teach at UFSC; and the rejection rate of the articles was 11.86%. The magazine bears most of the essential and complementary criteria established by CAPES and has great acceptance of among the Brazilian scientific community, since it brought a new dimension to the health care publications.

Living with intestinal stoma: the construction of autonomy for care.

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the care undertaken in the health services for people with intestinal stoma, from the perspective of articulating the actions proposed in the Amplified and Shared Clinic, with a view to promoting autonomy. METHOD: qualitative study. PARTICIPANTS: 10 people who received a stoma, and their family members. Data was collected between 10th January and 30th June 2011, through two semi-structured interviews. Analysis was through the stages: anxiety, synthesis, theorization and recontextualization. RESULTS: presented in the categories: (1) the need to carry out stoma care; (2) receiving health support and care after discharge from hospital; (3) returning to daily activities and social reinsertion. CONCLUSION: the study identified common factors which influence the process of development of autonomy and the relationship which health professionals have with this achievement.

The perspectives of Brazilian homemakers concerning living with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The purpose of this study is to present an understanding of the experience of Brazilian homemakers with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). A descriptive exploratory design was used and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 Brazilian homemakers concerning their experience. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and the resulting text was analyzed using the sequential step method. Data converged to one dominant category, "constructing one's identity in the family context", which is comprised of three categories: gender differences; day-to-day concerns; and incongruity between knowledge and behavior related to DM2. These findings suggest that participants construct their identities within the family context and that their experience of living with DM2 is integral to their self-identification as wives and mothers. This, in turn, has implications for the design and implementation of programs to assist women in managing DM2 effectively.

[Convergent Care Research: use in developing models of nursing care]. / Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial: uso na elaboração de modelos de cuidado de enfermagem.

The present text is a theoretical reflection upon the importance of Nursing care models for the consolidation of this discipline, concerning the contribution of Convergent Care Research (Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial -PCA) in elaborating such models. Beyond this, this article discusses the importance of Convergent Care Research in the convergence of the academic and practical worlds of nursing, which aid towards a safe practice, systematize care, and establish connections between pragmatism and scientism, leading nurses to adopt more solid knowledge construction postures.