Social inclusion feelings of venous ulcer carriers

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Joseanny Francelino
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Sousa, Alana Tamar Oliveira de, Soares, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/15425
• topic: Social stigma; Varicose ulcer; Nursing; Estigma socia; Úlcera varicosa; Enfermería; Estigma social; Úlcera varicosa; Úlcera de perna; Enfermagem; Feridas

Aim: to investigate the feeling of social inclusion of people with venous ulcers. Method: qualitative research conducted with eight people with venous ulcers treated at adressingsclinic, in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The data collection was made in February 2012through structured interviews and discourse was explored through thematic content analysis. Results: people with venous ulcers consider the injury a suffering, prefer excluding leisure activities, such as watching television, some feel included in the society and others experience suffering due to the stigma of having the injury, being apart from the contact with their families. Conclusion: it is necessary to rethink inclusive and welcoming care practices that surpass the dressing technique and understand the human being in its complexity