More than meets the eye: Understanding the importance of the materialities of care at the vaccination encounter in Portugal.

IF 1.9 4区 医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Health Pub Date : 2025-01-18 DOI:10.1177/13634593241313432
Fábio Rafael Augusto, Ana Patrícia Hilário, Joana Mendonça
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Caring practices during vaccination encounters are deeply interwoven with materiality, encompassing everyday objects and elements that play a crucial role for all actors involved. However, the significance of these materialities in shaping caring relationships within vaccination practices has been largely overlooked. This research seeks to fill that gap by exploring how mundane elements, such as the objects present during vaccination, contribute to the relational dynamics of the experience. Through a qualitative approach involving participant observation of vaccination encounters and interviews with 30 healthcare professionals, four key themes emerged: (i) objects as comfort devices, (ii) caring as gifts, (iii) reinvented medical instruments, and (iv) creating a friendly environment. These findings suggest that material elements are not merely passive tools but active "co-participants" in the vaccination process, influencing the interactions and emotional exchanges that occur. By acknowledging the role of materiality, this research enhances our understanding of vaccination as a relational experience, highlighting the importance of considering these often-overlooked factors in both practice and policy. The study offers valuable insights into how healthcare professionals can utilize materialities to foster more empathetic and supportive vaccination environments.

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不仅仅是表面上的:了解在葡萄牙接种疫苗时护理物质的重要性。
接种疫苗期间的护理做法与物质性密切相关,包括对所有相关行为体发挥关键作用的日常物品和要素。然而,这些材料在疫苗接种实践中形成护理关系方面的重要性在很大程度上被忽视了。这项研究试图通过探索平凡的元素(如接种疫苗时出现的物体)如何促进体验的关系动态来填补这一空白。通过参与观察疫苗接种情况和采访30名保健专业人员的定性方法,出现了四个关键主题:(i)作为舒适装置的物体,(ii)作为礼物的关怀,(iii)重新发明的医疗器械,以及(iv)创造友好的环境。这些发现表明,物质因素不仅是被动的工具,而且是疫苗接种过程中积极的“共同参与者”,影响发生的相互作用和情感交流。通过承认重要性的作用,本研究加强了我们对疫苗接种作为一种相关经验的理解,强调了在实践和政策中考虑这些经常被忽视的因素的重要性。该研究为医疗保健专业人员如何利用物质来培养更具同情心和支持性的疫苗接种环境提供了宝贵的见解。
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期刊介绍: Health: is published four times per year and attempts in each number to offer a mix of articles that inform or that provoke debate. The readership of the journal is wide and drawn from different disciplines and from workers both inside and outside the health care professions. Widely abstracted, Health: ensures authors an extensive and informed readership for their work. It also seeks to offer authors as short a delay as possible between submission and publication. Most articles are reviewed within 4-6 weeks of submission and those accepted are published within a year of that decision.
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