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- Title
The concept of vulnerability applied to Healthcare-associated Infections.
- Authors
Padoveze, Maria Clara; Fábrega Juskevicius, Luize; dos Santos, Talita Raquel; Nichiata, Lúcia Izumi; Ciosak, Suely Itsuko; Bertolozzi, Maria Rita
- Abstract
Objective: To discuss the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to support measures for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Methods: This theoretical study was conducted in steps: 1) presentation of markers that frame the concept of vulnerability; 2) presentation of the characteristics of the health events to which the concept of vulnerability is intended to be applied; 3) identification of research gaps that could be potentially filled by using the concept of vulnerability; 4) identification of the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to deal with HAIs. Results: Proposal of a framework for analyzing HAIs from a vulnerability perspective, including the individual and collective dimensions. Conclusion: Using the concept of vulnerability to study and deal with HAIs favors a new approach to an old problem, unlike the dominant studies that highlight the individual aspects of the practices in healthcare services.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CROSS infection prevention; CONCEPTS; CONCEPTUAL structures; DISEASE susceptibility; MEDICAL care use; HEALTH policy; PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2019, Vol 72, Issue 1, p299
- ISSN
0034-7167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0584