RESUMoEste estudo teve como objetivo apreender as representações sociais de mães sobre o cuidar materno diante do filho prematuro. Participaram AbStRActThe objective of this study was to identify the social representations of mothers regarding the maternal care provided to a premature child. The participants were 30 mothers of premature infants, who attended three early stimulation classes in Jequié-BA. The Free Words Association Test was used for data collection. Participants were asked to say five words about provision of maternal care to the premature child and to rank the words according to importance. The data were processed using EVOC 2003, generating a four-place chart. In the upper left corner, the words love and affection appeared; in the upper right, anguish, attention, affection, and patience; in the lower left, fear and prevention; and in the lower right, joy, devotion, dependence, difficulty, experience, protection, responsibility, and overcoming. Love and care appear to be the center of the representations. Love refers to the exercise of the mother role. Care may represent the wish to find improvements for their child.

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Objective: To know the structure of the social representations of older people regarding disability in old age. Methods: This is a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study based on the theory of social representations. Participants was twenty-two elderly people aged 60 or older, of both sexes, who have some physical disability acquired in adulthood, registered in a center specializing in physical rehabilitation and hearing in Vitória da Conquista/BA. The instruments were a socio-biodemographic questionnaire and the free association of words test. Results: 110 free evocations, processed by EVOC software generating a four houses frame. The structure of social representation revealed that the acquisition of physical disability can produce dependence and sadness, but it must be faced and overcome. Conclusion: Knowing these representations is important to develop strategies to improve the quality of life and decrease the stigma of this population. resumen Objetivo: Conocer la estructura de las representaciones sociales de personas ancianas con respecto a la deficiencia física en la vejez. Métodos: Estudio cualitativo, exploratorio, descriptivo, fundamentado en la teoría de las representaciones sociales.Participaron 22 personas ancianas a partir de los 60 años, de ambos sexos, con deficiencia física adquirida en la fase adulta, registrados en un centro especializado en rehabilitación física y auditiva en Vitória da Conquista (BA). Los instrumentos aplicados fueron un cuestionario sociobiodemográfico y el test de asociación libre de palabras. Resultados: Resultaron 110 evocaciones libres, procesadas por el software EVOC generando un cuadro de cuatro casas. La estructura de la representación social reveló que la adquisición de la deficiencia física puede producir dependencia y tristeza, pero debe ser enfrentada y superada. Conclusión:Conocer esas representaciones es importante para el desarrollo de estrategias que visen mejorar la calidad de vida y disminuir el estigma de esa población.

This study aimed at analyzing the social representations of gender violence by family members. A qualitative study based upon the Theory of Social Representations. The free word association test was undertaken by 81 relatives of women who suffered gender violence registered in Family Health Units of Jequié, Bahia. The data were submitted to correspondence factorial analysis in the Tri-deux-mots software. The relatives' representation of gender violence is rooted in unequal gender relations observed in the hierarchy of social relations between the man and the women, which legitimizes gender violence. Younger relatives highlighted the sexist attitudes while those aged 40 years and older highlighted the role of women as caregivers. Evangelical relatives emphasized the subordination of women while relatives who follow other religions emphasized the suffering. We emphasize the need to implement actions to address violence considering these representations in the healthcare services.

Social representations of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis on confrontations with social and personal conflicts