The polysemy of hands hygiene in the hospital context: the users’ voice

Authors

  • Carem Gorniak Lovatto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Maira Rossetto Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Chapecó, SC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-4835
  • Dora Lucia Leidens Correa de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769221258

Keywords:

Educação em saúde, Controle de infecções, Desinfecção das mãos, Hospitais, Pesquisa Qualitativa

Abstract

Aim: to analyze the meanings attributed by the people admitted to a hospital in southern Brazil to messages conveyed by posters in a campaign to promote hands hygiene. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. Interviews were conducted with 10 patients. Data were submitted to thematic analysis based on the theoretical references of Cultural Studies. Results: the meanings assigned to the messages varied, which resulted in numerous interpretations. The users represented hand hygiene as an action that is a responsibility of the health professional to prevent the transmission of infections. Conclusion: the meanings assigned to the messages by the patients were different from the ones the campaign producers had expected, resulting on non-compatible answers to their objectives. 

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Author Biographies

Carem Gorniak Lovatto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

Enfermeira, graduada pela Mestre em Enfermagem. Enfermeira da Comissão de Controle de infecção do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Maira Rossetto, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Chapecó, SC

Doutora de Enfermagem pela UFRGS. Professora de Saúde Coletiva no curso de Medicina da UFFS.

Dora Lucia Leidens Correa de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora na UFRGS.

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Published

2016-10-06

How to Cite

Lovatto, C. G., Rossetto, M., & Oliveira, D. L. L. C. de. (2016). The polysemy of hands hygiene in the hospital context: the users’ voice. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 6(3), 414–423. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769221258

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Artigos Originais

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