The phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty in investigations about medication use: constructing a methodological cascade

Nascimento, Yone de Almeida; Filardi, Agnes Fonseca Ribeiro; Abath, André J.; Silva, Luciana Diniz; Oliveira, Djenane Ramalho de

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“…The theme of socially constructed aspects refers to the stigmas related to TB and HIV/AIDS diseases and the use of medication for their treatment. The patient’s realization of having to use medication for life and follow a recommended regimen also makes medication a symbol of dependence [ 8 , 20 ].…”

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The Medication Experience of TB/HIV Coinfected Patients: Qualitative Study

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Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pharmacotherapy and the stigma related to both diseases are complex. The patients’ subjective experiences with diseases and medications are of utmost importance in pharmaceutical care practice. This study aimed to understand the subjective medication experience of TB and HIV/AIDS coinfected patients. The study was based on descriptive research of a qualitative and quantitative nature using data collected during pharmaceutical care appointments and from medical records from September 2015 to December 2016 at a tertiary infectious diseases referral hospital in Southeastern Brazil. Data from 81 patients were analyzed. Regarding patient subjective medication experience, the following responses to the quantitative questionnaire were most frequent: preference for a route of administration (12.4%) and for non-pharmacological therapy (50.6%); concerns about price (11.1%) and adverse effects (18.5%); and association of a worsening of their health status with a change in medication dosage (23.5%). In the thematic analysis, adversity and socially constructed aspects were more prominent. Resolvability, associated with the patient’s understanding of relief from signs and symptoms and health recovery, was observed; however, feelings of ambivalence permeated the other aspects, hence leading to treatment abandonment. The evaluation of patient medication experience can be a path to understanding and intervening in the phenomenon of treatment abandonment among TB and HIV/AIDS coinfected individuals.

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“…These behaviors include adhering to treatment as recommended, adjusting it according to personal needs, or even discontinuing it completely. Experiencing resolution with the daily use of medications meant launching into life situations and acquiring structures of conduct [11], and adopting a certain position in life, which some patients called gratitude. As a result of the experience of adversity, participants expressed their desire not to use medications or to use fewer of them.…”

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“…There is no change in the phenomenal/lived body caused by the disease or the medications For this reason, the aim of the present manuscript was to discuss the contribution of Merleau-Ponty's theoretical framework, along with the work developed by Nascimento et al [10,11], in order to incite reflections about the little-understood aspects of the patient experience when using medications in daily life.…”

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“…The effect caused by medications on the phenomenal body modifies the experience of the essential structures of existence (Figure 1), such as social (or other) relationships, insertion in a given context (space), the possibility of living in the present in a fluid way and having hope for the future (time), being shaped by choices (sexuality), and ways to experience the use of medications, creating unique experiences [11]. In a phenomenological philosophy, the fundamental existential categories are implied in the constitution of human experience.…”

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“…Nascimento et al [10] believed that by associating themselves with physical symptoms or symbolizing the disease, medications are capable of changing the phenomenal body. Therefore, analysis based on Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology is an important theoretical framework for the study of experiences related to the daily use of medications [11,12].…”

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The Subjective Experience of Using Medications: What We Know and the Paths Forward

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Medications can cause bodily changes, where the associated benefits and risks are carefully assessed based on the changes experienced in the phenomenal body. For this reason, the phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty is an important theoretical framework for the study of experience related to the daily use of medications. The aim of this study was to discuss the contribution of a recently developed framework of the general ways people can experience the daily use of medications—resolution, adversity, ambiguity, and irrelevance—and present reflections about the little-understood aspects of this experience. However, some issues raised throughout this article remain open and invite us to further exploration, such as (1) the coexistence of multiple ways of experiencing the use of medications, by the same individual, in a given historical time; (2) the cyclical structure of this experience; (3) the impact of habit and routine on the ways of experiencing the daily use of medications; and (4) the contribution of the concept of existential feelings to this experience and its impact on patients’ decision-making. Therefore, the experience with the daily use of medications is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that directs the decision-making process of patients, impacting health outcomes.

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Envelhecimento cutâneo: interlocuções entre o cuidado de enfermagem e a corporeidade em Merleau-Ponty [Skin aging: interlocutions between nursing care and corporeity in Merleau-Ponty] [Envejecimiento de la piel: interlocuciones entre el cuidado de enfermería y la corporeidad en Merleau-Ponty]

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Objetivo: refletir acerca das possíveis interlocuções entre o cuidado de enfermagem e a corporeidade no tocante ao envelhecimento cutâneo à luz de Merleau-Ponty. Conteúdo: estudo teórico-reflexivo fundamentado na fenomenologia de Merleau-Ponty, com ênfase na obra Fenomenologia da Percepção e ao cuidado de enfermagem acerca de pessoas idosas que vivenciam o envelhecimento cutâneo. Organiza-se o exposto pelas categorias “O fenômeno da corporeidade na pessoa idosa à luz de Merleau-Ponty” e “Interlocuções entre Merleau-Ponty e o cuidado de enfermagem sobre o processo de envelhecimento cutâneo”. Considerações finais: ao conceber as interlocuções, compreende-se que a objetivação do corpo vislumbra a intencionalidade de retorno ao corpo físico jovial e ao considerar o autoconhecimento, valorização do seu corpo e a vivência da corporeidade é possível uma melhor compreensão de si e do outro por meio da intersubjetividade que contribui com o desvelar de modificações no próprio ser.ABSTRACTObjective: to reflect on the possible interlocutions between nursing care and corporeality regarding skin aging in the light of Merleau-Ponty. Content: theoretical-reflective study based on Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology, with emphasis on the work Phenomenology of Perception and nursing care about elderly people who experience skin aging. The above is organized into the categories “The phenomenon of embodiment in the elderly in the light of Merleau-Ponty” and “Interlocutions between Merleau-Ponty and nursing care on the skin aging process”. Final considerations: when conceiving the interlocutions, it is understood that the objectification of the body envisions the intentionality of returning to the jovial physical body and when considering self-knowledge, appreciation of your body and the experience of corporeity, a better understanding of yourself and the other is possible through intersubjectivity that contributes to the unveiling of changes in the being itself.RESUMENObjetivo: reflexionar sobre las posibles interlocuciones entre el cuidado de enfermería y la corporeidad en relación con el envejecimiento de la piel a la luz de Merleau-Ponty. Contenido: estudio teórico-reflexivo fundamentado en la fenomenología de Merleau-Ponty, con énfasis en la obra Fenomenología de la percepción y del cuidado de enfermería acerca de las personas mayores que experimentan el envejecimiento de la piel. Se organiza el estudio en las categorías “El fenómeno de la corporeidad en el anciano a la luz de Merleau-Ponty” e “Interlocuciones entre Merleau-Ponty y el cuidado de enfermería en el proceso de envejecimiento de la piel”. Consideraciones finales: al concebir las interlocuciones se entiende que la objetivación del cuerpo vislumbra la intencionalidad de volver al cuerpo físico jovial y al considerar el autoconocimiento, la apreciación de su cuerpo y la experiencia de la corporeidad, una mejor comprensión de ti mismo y el otro a través de la intersubjetividad que contribuye al desvelamiento de cambios en el propio ser es posible.

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The phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty in investigations about medication use: constructing a methodological cascade

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References 23 publications

The Medication Experience of TB/HIV Coinfected Patients: Qualitative Study

The Medication Experience of TB/HIV Coinfected Patients: Qualitative Study

The Subjective Experience of Using Medications: What We Know and the Paths Forward

Envelhecimento cutâneo: interlocuções entre o cuidado de enfermagem e a corporeidade em Merleau-Ponty [Skin aging: interlocutions between nursing care and corporeity in Merleau-Ponty] [Envejecimiento de la piel: interlocuciones entre el cuidado de enfermería y la corporeidad en Merleau-Ponty]

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