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Breast cancer, poverty and mental health: emotional response to the disease in women from popular classes

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 15 (spe), 2007
This study aimed to analyze the emotional response of a low-income group of women to the breast cancer. The sample was composed by 15 patients from a mastectomized women's support entity. Data were collected through individual face-to-face semi-structured interview. The results were appraised according t...

Old, poor and out on the streets: on the road to exclusion

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 15 (spe), 2007
This exploratory study aimed to investigate and describe the homeless elderly population user of a shelter specifically designed for them in Sao Paulo. A total of 20 elderly participated in the study. The data were gathered through interviews and field observation. The data analysis was based on Collecti...

Adolescent pregnancy: a comparative study between mothers who use public and private health systems

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 15 (spe), 2007
This is a comparative and descriptive study of adolescent mothers who were attended in three maternities of the public health system and three private maternities in a city in São Paulo, Brazil, between 2000 and 2002. This study aimed to compare the profile of mothers attended in both systems. The datab...

Strategies to combat poverty and their interface with health promotion

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 15 (spe), 2007
The population impoverishment is a social reality whose overcoming is necessary so that we can think about health as a positive concept. This study proposes a reflection on the coping strategies adopted by the Conjunto Palmeira, a Brazilian community in the Northeast, and their interface with health prom...

Pensar y soñar

Av. enferm; 21 (1), 2003
El hombre es un ser que aprende merced a sus operaciones mentales de relación, selección, asociación, reacción y grabación. Pero el cerebro es mucho más complejo que una maquinaria lógica, dado que es capaz de imaginar, soñar y crear. Las conexiones múltiples que se establecen entre las neuronas...

Protegiendo al recién nacido durante el puerperio la madre adolescente asegura un hijo sano y fuerte

Av. enferm; 21 (1), 2003
El presente artículo es el resultado de una investigación que tuvo como propósito comprender el significado del cuidado de la adolescente puérpera con su hijo recién nacido. Para conducirlo se utilizó la etnografía focalizada y como método de recolección de la información la entrevista no estru...