Sobre o significado das ocupações após o acidente por queimaduras

Abstract

Occupations are actions in which people engage every day, such as work, leisure, social participation, self-care, etc. Burn accidents are highlighted among the several situations that can influence the performance of occupations. This study aimed to understand how people’s occupations were affected after burn accidents and their repercussions. It is a qualitative research grounded in a phenomenological perspective. The study was carried out at the Burn Treatment Center (CTQ) of the “Hospital Metropolitano de Urgência e Emergência do Pará” (HMUE-PA) between December 2010 to January 2011. Nineteen people participated in the survey. Under the theoretical approach of Occupational Science, the study focused on investigating the repercussion of burning injuries on the meaning of occupations. The results showed that changes in engagement in occupations after the burn accidents affected the health and well-being of those people. After the burn accidents and their subsequent sequels, there were changes in involvement in daily tasks with effects on health, well-being and life quality of the people who collaborated with this study. The research revealed the need to expand multidisciplinary care to victims of burns. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]