(Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients’ experience from Foucault’s perspective

ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand patients’ experience of (lack of) care in hospital settings from Foucault’s perspective. Methods: this is the partial result of research using Grounded Theory as a methodological framework, in light of Michel Foucault’s theoretical framework. Data collection was...

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Main Authors: Débora Thais Siqueira Soares, Maria Ribeiro Lacerda, Ana Paula Hermann
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2025-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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description ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand patients’ experience of (lack of) care in hospital settings from Foucault’s perspective. Methods: this is the partial result of research using Grounded Theory as a methodological framework, in light of Michel Foucault’s theoretical framework. Data collection was carried out with 30 participants. Results: theoretical concepts “enjoying safe care” emerged, composed of subconcepts “receiving safe care” and “feeling safe to engage in care”, and “identifying unsafe care”, with subconcepts “recognizing risks” and “feeling insecure”. Final Considerations: by amplifying patients’ voice, it was possible to capture their needs and reflect on which aspects are a reference of (in)security for them. Understanding the relations of power, knowledge and discipline in hospital settings, in light of Foucault, highlighted the complexity of interactions in care provision, favoring leading role and empowering patients for their care.
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spelling doaj-art-3a7d2857675a4b2a8f3ec83e15e5b6332025-08-20T03:23:39ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462025-06-0178210.1590/0034-7167-2024-0198(Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients’ experience from Foucault’s perspectiveDébora Thais Siqueira Soareshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9425-6346Maria Ribeiro Lacerdahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5035-0434Ana Paula Hermannhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0546-2194ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand patients’ experience of (lack of) care in hospital settings from Foucault’s perspective. Methods: this is the partial result of research using Grounded Theory as a methodological framework, in light of Michel Foucault’s theoretical framework. Data collection was carried out with 30 participants. Results: theoretical concepts “enjoying safe care” emerged, composed of subconcepts “receiving safe care” and “feeling safe to engage in care”, and “identifying unsafe care”, with subconcepts “recognizing risks” and “feeling insecure”. Final Considerations: by amplifying patients’ voice, it was possible to capture their needs and reflect on which aspects are a reference of (in)security for them. Understanding the relations of power, knowledge and discipline in hospital settings, in light of Foucault, highlighted the complexity of interactions in care provision, favoring leading role and empowering patients for their care.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000200171&lng=en&tlng=enPatient SafetyPatient ParticipationPatient-Centered CareBiopowerPatient Care
spellingShingle Débora Thais Siqueira Soares
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Ana Paula Hermann
(Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients’ experience from Foucault’s perspective
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Patient Safety
Patient Participation
Patient-Centered Care
Biopower
Patient Care
title (Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients’ experience from Foucault’s perspective
title_full (Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients’ experience from Foucault’s perspective
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title_short (Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients’ experience from Foucault’s perspective
title_sort not being cared for in hospital settings patients experience from foucault s perspective
topic Patient Safety
Patient Participation
Patient-Centered Care
Biopower
Patient Care
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