Publications by authors named "Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi"

Objective: To understand the experiences of intensive care unit nurses who provide care to patients with COVID-19.

Methods: Qualitative study grounded in Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology in which 20 nurses who work in intensive care units at public and private hospitals were interviewed between July and September 2020. Data were analyzed according to the adopted theoretical-methodological framework and the literature related to the subject.

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Objective: To understand the role of nurses in field hospitals aimed at patients with Covid-19.

Methods: Qualitative research based on Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology. Twenty nurses working in São Paulo were interviewed between May and June 2020.

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Objective: to understand the experiences and expectations of obese elderly people on the care they received in the primary health care network.

Methods: phenomenological study, in which 16 obese elderly people living in a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were interviewed. Their statements were organized into categories and analyzed according to Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology and thematic literature.

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Objective: to understand the path taken in the public health system by people with morbid obesity in the search for bariatric surgery.

Method: qualitative research based on the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz, with 17 hospitalized morbidly obese people, with a scheduled date for bariatric surgery. The phenomenological interview with open questions was used and the statements were analyzed in the light of the theoretical-methodological framework and literature related to the theme.

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Objective: to understand the vulnerabilities of older adults with physical disabilities regarding their body, physical and social environments.

Method: this was a qualitative study based on Alfred Schütz' social phenomenology, with 15 older adults with physical disability from Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Open-ended questionnaires were administered to the participants in 2017.

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Objective: To understand the health care experience of individuals with morbid obesity assisted in public healthcare services.

Method: This was a qualitative study based on Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology, carried out in the medical-surgical clinic of a public hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews with open questions were conducted between January and April 2017.

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Objectives: To understand the actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units.

Methods: A phenomenological study was carried out with 12 nurses of a city in the state of Minas Gerais. The interviews were organized into categories and analyzed according to the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz and literature associated with the theme.

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Objective: to understand the experience of nurses in the approach to tobacco users in primary health care services.

Method: Qualitative, phenomenological research with 15 nurses who were interviewed between January and March 2017. Their speeches were analyzed and classified into categories.

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Objective: To understand the experience of adults and older people with adherence to venous ulcer care.

Method: A qualitative study based on the concepts of Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology was carried out with 12 adults and older people undergoing venous ulcer treatment in a specialized service in the state of Minas Gerais. The interviews were carried out from October to November 2015, analyzed, categorized, and discussed based on the theoretical-philosophical framework adopted and on thematic literature.

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Objective: To understand the needs, expectations, and care production of people in street situations.

Method: This is a qualitative study based on social phenomenology, conducted with eight people in street situations. Data were collected through a phenomenological interview from September to December, 2016.

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Objective: To understand the experience of adults living with cystic fibrosis.

Method: A qualitative study based on the social phenomenology by Alfred Schütz, carried out with 12 adults interviewed in 2016. The statements were analyzed and organized into concrete categories.

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Objective: to understand the meaning of nursing care in primary health care from the perspective of Chilean nurses.

Method: this was a qualitative study based on the social phenomenology of Alfred Schutz. Data was collected between January and April 2013, through interviews with 13 primary health care nurses in Chile.

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Objective:: to identify the knowledge produced on the health of low-income older women.

Method:: an integrative review was conducted in February 2016 on the SCOPUS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE databases, and in the SciELO journals directory. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 24 articles were selected.

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Objective: to understand the experience of care of people with venous ulcers using an Unna's boot.

Method: a qualitative study, based on the social phenomenology by Alfred Schütz, was carried out with 12 adults interviewed in 2015. The statements were analyzed and organized in thematic categories.

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Objective: This study was conducted to understand the experiences of intimate partner violence among women from Portuguese-speaking countries living in the Greater Toronto Area.

Method: A social phenomenological study was conducted with ten Portuguese-speaking women who had experienced intimate partner violence who were selected by community centre leaders. The interviews were transcribed, translated and analysed by categories.

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Aim And Objective: To explore the individual experience of being readmitted for surgical site infection resulting from orthopaedic surgery.

Background: Surgical site infection has been a cause of concern worldwide and contributes to the greatest number of hospital readmission occurrences. Health professionals must understand the meaning of these readmissions for the individual, as an understanding of these exclusive experiences improves the quality of surgical care.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to understand how former smokers manage to stay tobacco-free using qualitative research methods guided by Social Phenomenology.
  • Interviews with 12 former smokers highlighted key factors influencing abstinence, including health benefits, social interactions, financial savings, coping with cravings, and self-determination.
  • The findings emphasize the importance of providing support for former smokers, considering their social environment and the complex challenges they face in maintaining abstinence.
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Objective Identify the knowledge produced on nursing interventions with people suffering from obesity in Primary Health Care. Method Integrative literature review of publications indexed in the databases: CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE, between 2011 and 2016. Results Thirty-three articles were selected.

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Objective: To understand the life experience of homeless women.

Method: A social phenomenological study was conducted with 10 women assisted by a shelter. The analysis of the interviews was based on the theoretical framework of social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz and thematic literature.

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Objective: Characterizing readmissions from orthopedic surgical site infections.

Method: An integrative review of literature in the LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane, SciELO and PUBMED databases, using the descriptors Patient readmission, Wound infection, Cross infection, Orthopedic procedures, Orthopedics.

Results: 78 studies were identified and 10 publications were selected.

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Objective: to identify nurses' knowledge and practice in the framework of the Family Health Strategy program with regard to social participation in health.

Method: qualitative study which had the Family Health Units in a municipality of Minas Gerais as setting. Nine nurses participated in the study, and they were interviewed individually in July and August 2014.

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One third of the immigrant population around the world is made up of women. Of these women, many belong to the Portuguese community. Immigrants account for more than one in five Canadians.

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Objective: The aim of this paper is to understand the experience of smokers in view of unsuccessful attempts to quit smoking.

Method: This study is based on social phenomenology. Between November and December of 2014, nine interviews were conducted with people that had attempted to quit smoking.

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Objective Understand the experiences and expectations of intensive care unit nurses in caring for organ donors and their families. Method Qualitative research, with a social phenomenological approach, conducted in 2013 with 20 nurses. Results The experiences of the nurses with the families of donors were represented by two categories: obstacles encountered and interventions performed in the care of the donors' families.

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Background: Domestic violence is a global public health issue, as it is in Brazil. The psychological violence is one of the most prevalent forms of domestic violence, affecting more women than men. However, many older adults do not consider it as a type of domestic violence.

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