BackgroundDiabetes mellitus is one of the most serious chronic illnesses in the world due to its prevalence, economic and social effects, and negative impact on the quality of life of the affected people. The diagnosis implies changes in life habits especially related to feeding, physical activity, and constant self-care, requiring greater personal autonomy.MethodsThis study aims to understand how individuals living with diabetes deal with the recognition of the chronic condition in their health care practices. This is a participatory research with a qualitative approach focusing on reflexivity. Sixteen people with diabetes mellitus were intentionally chosen, and qualified to participate in the study. The selected methodology allowed the constitution of life stories and focused on the multiple ways human beings deal with their illnesses.ResultsThe participants attended eight closed group meetings, with an specific methodology which benefited them to retrieve their own history as well as the multiple experiences to deal with the disease, here called Strategic Health Promotion Group (SHPG). The data produced and the dialogue between researcher and researched subjects were related to three major thematic perspectives: I) recognizing diabetes II) living with diabetes III) exercising personal autonomy. This work contains the meanings attributed to the Perspective I from which the following three categories emerged: The impact of the diagnosis, the denial of the illness, and the acceptance of the illness. It was observed that the diagnosis of a chronic illness generates a multiplicity of feelings, moving through narratives of complications and death events shared between generations. The participants expressed feelings related to denial or acceptance of the chronic condition which required an active adaptation exercising. From the current diagnosis, it was observed that new signs were added to the person’s existence, influencing their habits, health care practices and quality of life.ConclusionsThe emotional aspects of subjects diagnosed with diabetes mellitus strongly influence the acceptance or denial of the illness, interfering in their personal adherence to treatment. As a chronic condition, involving life-longing care practices, which intervenes in therapeutic participation, it is indispensable to respect and to encourage the personal autonomy of the subjects.

Este texto discute a partir de una perspectiva cuali-cuantitativa el modelo de PPD (Parto Planificado en Domicilio) como práctica de cuidadanía en Argentina, presentándolo como un modelo social, político y jurídico pasible de ser construido a partir de prácticas de cuidado, en este caso, relativas a los procesos reproductivos femeninos. El análisis cuantitativo se basa en un relevamiento sobre nacimientos realizados en la modalidad PPD en Argentina entre los años 2000 y 2018. El análisis cualitativo se sustenta a partir del trabajo interpretativo de las narrativas de dos mujeres, también co-autoras de este texto, observando las particularidades de sus partos y la construcción de sus subjetividades en el marco de estos procesos. En primer lugar, se destaca que en los casos de PPD estudiados predomina la construcción vincular de una lógica de "cuidados", siendo poco significativo el índice registrado de prácticas de violencia obstétrica. En segundo lugar, indagamos las limitaciones y potencialidades del modelo del PPD en el marco de una cuidadanía inclusiva, planteando la necesidad de instrumentar alternativas para establecer un diálogo sostenido con el modelo hospitalario, médico hegemónico y oficial. Finalmente, sostenemos que el PPD bajo estudio se presenta como una alternativa deseable, segura y significativa desde la perspectiva de las mujeres que lo han elegido.

Na nossa prática de pesquisa, ensino e extensão interligadas, nos valemos dos processos tradutórioscomo ferramenta para ampliar lugares de fala. Aqui discutimos os processos de leitura e tradução de alguns textos escolhidos de autoria de Zora Neale Hurston, antropóloga, ativista e artista afro-norte-americana dos anos 1930, que inspirou uma geração de pensadoras e escritoras negras vinculadas aos direitos humanos através da escrita de compilações folclóricas, ensaios autobiográficos, ficções etnográficas, contos, relatos e novelas. Nosso trabalho pretende contribuir para reivindicar o lugar de Hurston dentro das memórias da antropologia e da cultura. Na explicitação do processo tradutório, nos valemos das ferramentas teórico-metodológicas da interseccionalidade e da decolonialidade, questionando a solidez do cânone antropológico por meio da tradução cultural de vozes subalternizadas no diálogo entre espaços Sul-Sul.

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