Lunchtime as a therapeutic moment: a health education approach with alcohol-dependent women

Authors

  • Silzeth Schlichting Municipal Government of Campinas
  • Maria Cristina Faber Boog State University of Campinas; College of Medical Sciences
  • Claudinei José Gomes Campos State University of Campinas; Clinical-Qualitative Research Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000300004

Keywords:

feeding, nutrition, public health, nursing, alcoholism

Abstract

The alcoholism is a relevant problem in public health. The use of alcohol among women has increased as well as the search for treatment. This research proposes the resignification of food to these women, as a harm reduction strategy. The research aimed to study and to discuss the experience of lunchtime as a therapeutic moment, presenting theoretic assumptions, strategies and immediate results. The clinical-qualitative methodology and the content analysis were used. The results, divided in seven categories, refer to the educational intervention process: environment as facilitator; sharing food - becoming a partner; broadening the perception of food; food and its meanings; sexuality; relapses; depression x motivation. The heath education performed during lunch is a possibility of therapeutic intervention, provided that the health professionals perceive the multidimensionality of food, considering the nutritional aspects as much as the symbolic ones, which are relevant for the creation of bonding and motivation for the treatment.

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Published

2007-06-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2007)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Lunchtime as a therapeutic moment: a health education approach with alcohol-dependent women. (2007). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 15(3), 384-390. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000300004