The significance of overlooked objects: Materiality and care at home for people with dementia.
Autor: | Araujo MT; Applied Nursing Department, School of Nursing at Federal, University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Velloso ISC; Applied Nursing Department, School of Nursing at Federal, University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Ceci C; Faculty of Nursing at, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada., Purkis ME; School of Nursing, Faculty of Human & Social Development, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Nursing inquiry [Nurs Inq] 2020 Jan; Vol. 27 (1), pp. e12306. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 13. |
DOI: | 10.1111/nin.12306 |
Abstrakt: | An increase in the number of older people with dementia is currently a trend around the world. In low and middle countries, effective public health services are not yet well-developed, and family care-givers may be overwhelmed by the requirements of care. This paper has two purposes: to share findings from an ethnographic study about family dementia care practices in Brazil and to draw attention to the significance of the materiality of care practices in the family context. The study was conducted in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. We describe the care trajectory of one family and, analysing data using the insights of Actor Network Theory, show the significance of objects in a networked relation of care. In particular, we show how incontinence products such as adult diapers assume different positions in the network, acting as either mediator or intermediary of care in relation to other elements of the network composed of family members and their living situation, the person with dementia herself, the doctor, and Brazilian health policies. Although the diaper is often seen as an ordinary object for care providers, its participation in a care network shapes relations, activating conflict, financial constraint, and disciplining the body of the person with dementia. (© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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