Abstract
This descriptive and exploratory study analyzed the proxemic factors of the nursing team and HIV/AIDS patients in a hospital environment in Fortaleza - CE, between October and November 2004. Data were collected through non-participant observation. Forty-one interactions were analyzed, in which no gender influence was observed. The professional's position towards the patient was mainly standing; intimate distance occurred in 21.95% of interactions, which were mostly related to technical procedures; personal distance predominated in 63.41% of cases, which were related to technical care; social distance occurred in 14.64% of interactions, which were aimed at conservation; obstacles were present in 15 interactions; local touch was the most frequent contact behavior; visual contact was present in 11 interactions, with a view to regulating the conversation flow; the tone of voice was found always adequate. Through proxemics, we can identify important factors in communication with HIV/AIDS patients.
Highlights
Mankind has been living with aids for three decades and, as observed, the disease has experienced an unlimited growth, increasingly affecting individuals at the height of their reproductive life.Nowadays, the use of antiretrovirals grants patients a similar quality of life and survival in comparison with other chronic diseases(1)
Hospitalization appears as a different resource than what was used in the first decade of the epidemic, when neither efficient tests nor more specific drugs were available
We recorded all interactions realized during the observation and identified proxemic factors, according to an observation script divided in three parts
Summary
Analysis of proxemic communication with HIV/AIDS patients. Rev Latino-am Enfermagem 2006 julho-agosto; 14(4):[491-6] This descriptive and exploratory study analyzed the proxemic factors of the nursing team and HIV/ AIDS patients in a hospital environment in Fortaleza - CE, between October and November 2004. We can identify important factors in communication with HIV/AIDS patients. Consideramos que la proxemia permite identificar factores importantes en la comunicación con el paciente portador del VIH/ AIDS. Este estudo descritivo e exploratório analisou os fatores proxêmicos da equipe de enfermagem e portadores de HIV/AIDS em ambiente hospitalar em Fortaleza - CE, entre outubro e novembro de 2004. Consideramos que a proxemia permite identificar fatores importantes na comunicação com o paciente portador de HIV/AIDS.
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