The concept of vulnerability applied to Healthcare-associated Infections

• Autor(a) principal: Padoveze,Maria Clara
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Juskevicius,Luize Fábrega, Santos,Talita Raquel dos, Nichiata,Lúcia Izumi, Ciosak,Suely Itsuko, Bertolozzi,Maria Rita
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000100299
• topic: Hospital-Acquired Infection; Vulnerability; Nursing; Infectious Disease; Contagious Disease

ABSTRACT Objective: To discuss the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to support measures for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Methods: This theoretical study was conducted in steps: 1) presentation of markers that frame the concept of vulnerability; 2) presentation of the characteristics of the health events to which the concept of vulnerability is intended to be applied; 3) identification of research gaps that could be potentially filled by using the concept of vulnerability; 4) identification of the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to deal with HAIs. Results: Proposal of a framework for analyzing HAIs from a vulnerability perspective, including the individual and collective dimensions. Conclusion: Using the concept of vulnerability to study and deal with HAIs favors a new approach to an old problem, unlike the dominant studies that highlight the individual aspects of the practices in healthcare services.