In:
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, FapUNIFESP (SciELO), Vol. 40 ( 2019)
Abstract:
Abstract OBJECTIVE To understand the motives behind the actions of harm reducers when working with drug users. METHOD Qualitative research conducted in the municipality in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil, in May 2017, by means of phenomenological interviews with 17 harm reducers. We analyzed and interpreted the data using the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz. RESULTS Data analysis led to the following three categories: expectation of changes in the user's sphere of life, motivation at work from the recognition of their actions, and relationship with others as a life-learning experience. CONCLUSION The reasons harm reducers work with drug users are related to the family, search for a home, employment, access to health care, rights, and stigma, as well as the positive results of their work, personal satisfaction, and learning with drug users.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1983-1447
,
0102-6933
DOI:
10.1590/1983-1447.2019.20180062
Language:
Portuguese
Publisher:
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date:
2019
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2639673-7