Fenomenologia

Abstract

The fenomenology is a philosophical method that has been widely used in nursing research specially in these related to women's health area and also in research related to care. In this article the fenomenology as conceptualized according to Heidegger's approach, its genesis, justifying the need to value the seek of the being, that is currently missed among technical concerns. Several current publications in this area help us to understand the human being in his subjectivity.

Meanings attributed to breastfeeding in the first two years of life: a study with women from two municipalities in the Recôncavo Baiano region of Bahia, Brazil

“…The woman, her health, her pleasure and her rights remain invisible in the context of breastfeeding promotion and encouragement 9 . In the present study, this aspect emerges in the speech of the interviewee Emerald, who lives in a rural area: It is essential to point out that the phenomenological focus taken by this study allowed understanding lactating women as a being in the world, a being who is simultaneously cast, present and felt present in social macro-and microstructures 32 . In other words, the act of women who breastfeed is conscious, and focuses on someone or something.…”

Feelings and perceptions of women recovering from anorexia nervosa regarding their eating behavior

“…This study is a qualitative research 22 with a phenomenological approach 15,16,17,18,19,20 . The phenomenological method must seek the essence of the studied phenomenon, which can be achieved through three fundamental elements.…”

“…Firstly, although it is common to use the methodological procedure of saturation when sampling in qualitative research 41 , this methodology was not used in this study because only three women fit the inclusion criteria during the selection period. Nevertheless, it is important to consider that this study is grounded on a qualitative research, whose importance is not so much attributed to the number of information, but to the comprehension of the personal experience 15,16,17,18,19,20 . Secondly, as this study used a retrospective methodology, it is possible the occurrence of recall bias in the interviewee's reports.…”

“…Thus, anorexia nervosa may be seen not only as a phenomenon per se, but it can also be observed through the perspective of the individual who is experiencing it 15,16,17 . Therefore, according to phenomenology, understanding the individual's feelings and perceptions regarding the phenomenon may be important to fully understand it 16 .…”

O dito e o não-dito do ser-docente-enfermeiro/a na compreensão da sensibilidade

“…Dessa maneira, voltadas à experiência, observamos que a fenomenologia possibilita olhar, descrever e compreender o fenômeno tal como se manifesta. Buscamos, na fenomenologia, estabelecer uma ligação com o fenômeno que está sendo vivido pelos docentes-enfermeiros/as "em seu mundo vida, uma experiência que lhe é própria" (4) .…”