Download full text
(291.5Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55122-9
Exports for your reference manager
Digital and social inclusion: the use of the microcomputer as a promoter of psychosocial rehabilitation
Inclusão digital e social: o uso do microcomputador equanto promotor da reabilitação psicossocial
Inclusión digital y social: el uso de la microcomputadora como un promotor de la rahabilitación psicosocial
[journal article]
Abstract Objective: To investigate the use of computer technology, especially the microcomputer as an ally in the process of psychosocial rehabilitation of people in psychological distress, seeking to identify the effects of the use of information in the social context of these people. Methods: This was a de... view more
Objective: To investigate the use of computer technology, especially the microcomputer as an ally in the process of psychosocial rehabilitation of people in psychological distress, seeking to identify the effects of the use of information in the social context of these people. Methods: This was a descriptive - qualitative interpretative approach, performed in Campina Grande / PB / Brazil, with 19 professionals working in the network of mental health care in 2010. We used the technique of content analysis-categorical theme proposed by Bardin. Results: The results suggest that inclusion of digital technologies in mental health services as key strategies in the rehabilitation process of the user. Conclusion: The use of computer technology is a tool that promotes social inclusion, empowerment and self-esteem of users, fundamental to the process of personal transformation bearer of psychological distress.... view less
Keywords
mental health; health care; technology; computer; public health services; health promotion; self-esteem; inclusion; psychosocial development; digitalization
Classification
Medical Sociology
Social Psychology
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Interactive, electronic Media
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 364-372
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 3
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed