Meanings assigned by families about children’s chronic disease diagnosis

The meanings assigned to disablement based on military 'habitus'.

This is a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews, with the aim of analyzing the meanings associated with a social phenomenon, specifically disabilities in the military field. A total of 22 people were interviewed, 3 managers and 19 Brazilian Navy professionals responsible for coordinating, standardizing, enforcing and overseeing the Special Care Program (Programa de Assistência Especial...

Meanings about Death for Caregivers

Currently, new procedures for intervention and treatment of several types of diseases have been discussed where the search for technologies and trained health professionals is in the service of better care for patients [1-3]. Regard terminal diseases care can focus on pain relief minimizing the suffering of both, patient and family [1,4]. Studies have presented relevant debates about the impact...

Ways of Learning about Leisure Meanings

This article examines the epistemological claims made by four paradigms used to study leisure meanings: behaviorism, cognitivism, individual constructivism, and social constructivism.These paradigms represent diverseand contrasting theoretical explanations of how individuals gain knowledge about and givemeaning to the phenomenon of leisure and of how these meanings differ and change. Analysis o...

Diagnosis of Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Chronic kidney disease: the diagnosis of a "unique" chronic disease.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is more than a chronic disease. CKD is a "unique" chronic disease. To sustain life on hemodialysis, an individual must become an expert self-manager while coping with the numerous stressors related to both the treatment regimen and to the chronic disease itself This article addresses and discusses those unique stressors and challenges related to the diagnosis of CKD...