Open AccessNursing creative technology for mutual help group to people with Parkinson’s disease and their families
Author(s) -
Ángela María Álvarez,
Lúcia Hisako Takase Gonçalves,
Edite Lago Silva Sena
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
neuropsychological trends
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1970-321X
pISSN - 1970-3201
DOI - 10.7358/neur-2012-012-alva
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , inclusion (mineral) , parkinson's disease , psychology , social relation , social relationship , mutual aid , disease , gerontology , nursing , social psychology , medicine , geography , political science , archaeology , law , pathology
The Multicentric study of action research approach had the objective of adapting, testing and evaluating nursing caretive technology of the mutual help group for patients with Parkinson’s disease and their families, in two contexts of Brazilian country: Jequie, BA and Florianópolis, SC, by focusing on social inclusion and network relations. Fourteen patients participated in each context, who were submitted to the study of the forementioned technology. Its development had place during two semesters, in 2007. It was applied the Sluzki Modified Map of Relations of which identifies the relationships as indicative of potential social support. This application was performed in pre and post technology testing for data comparison to measure the changes. Results showed that nursing mutual help group technology contributes to maintain or enlarge the network of social support and favoring the parkinsonians social inclusion.