Everybody breaks occasionally: a study of the subjectivation processes in older hospitalized for femur fracture

Authors

  • Daniela Rosa Cachapuz Grupo Hospitalar Conceição
  • Sergio Antonio Carlos UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i2p159-178

Keywords:

Aging, Hospitalization, Physical trauma, Subjectivation

Abstract

To understand the impact of physical trauma of subjectivation in older women and to understand the effect of the subjectivation in the hospital, was conducted a qualitative and exploratory research, with four women over 60 years, hospitalized for femur fracture at a hospital in Porto Alegre (RS). Have been interviewed during and after the hospitalization period. Most notable are the evidence of the suffering caused by institutional power, submission to hospital routines and embarrassment from exposure of his body.

Author Biographies

Daniela Rosa Cachapuz, Grupo Hospitalar Conceição

Psicóloga do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, mestre em Psicologia Social e Institucional pela UFRGS.

Sergio Antonio Carlos, UFRGS

Doutor em Serviço Social, professor do Programa de Pós- Graduação (Mestrado) em Psicologia Social e Institucional do Instituto de Psicologia – UFRGS.

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Published

2013-03-04

How to Cite

Cachapuz, D. R., & Carlos, S. A. (2013). Everybody breaks occasionally: a study of the subjectivation processes in older hospitalized for femur fracture. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 15(2), 159–178. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i2p159-178

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Papers

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