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Using Ricoeur's notions on narrative interpretation as a resource in supporting person‐centredness in health and social care
Author(s) -
Josephsson Staffan,
Öhlén Joakim,
Mondaca Margarita,
Guerrero Manuel,
Luborsky Mark,
Lindström Maria
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nursing philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.367
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1466-769X
pISSN - 1466-7681
DOI - 10.1111/nup.12398
Subject(s) - narrative , interpretation (philosophy) , action (physics) , resource (disambiguation) , sociology , health care , epistemology , focus (optics) , everyday life , psychology , linguistics , computer science , philosophy , political science , physics , optics , quantum mechanics , law , computer network
This article suggests a shift in focus from stories as verbal accounts to narrative interpretation of the every day as a resource for achieving person‐centred health and social care. The aim is to explore Ricoeur's notion of narrative and action, as expressed in his arguments on a threefold mimesis process, using this as a grounding for the use of narration to achieve person‐centredness in health and social care practice. This focus emerged from discussions on this matter at the IPONS conference in Gothenburg, 2021. Based on philosophical resources from Ricoeur's notions of narrative and action developed in his arguments on a threefold mimesis process, we propose a wider use of stories in health and social care practices. We suggest expanding from only focusing on verbal accounts to focusing on narrative as a human way to interpret and make sense of everyday life and circumstances and to communicate possible meanings. We discuss how such complementary focus can be a resource in getting patients involved and collaborating in their health and social care and thereby help develop person‐centred practices.