Expressões de Masculinidades de Homens Usuários do Aplicativo Grindr

Este estudo tem por objetivo desvelar as expressões de masculinidades manifestadas a partir do discurso de homens usuários do aplicativo Grindr. Trata-se de um estudo netnográfico, descritivo, qualitativo, realizado através do aplicativo de relacionamento gay Grindr. Os resultados revelam que as expressões das masculinidades apresentadas nos perfis dos usuários são demarcadas por constructos hegemônicos e contra hegemônicos. Além disso, constatamos a ocorrência de opressões, desigualdades e a disseminação do ódio que pode influenciar na manutenção de relações saudáveis estabelecidas através do aplicativo

CARACTERÍSTICAS CLÍNICAS DE HOMENS ATENDIDOS EM UNIDADE DE PRONTO ATENDIMENTO

Objetivo: descrever o perfil clínico de homens atendidos em uma unidade de pronto atendimento, do setor público de saúde, em uma cidade do Nordeste brasileiro. Método: estudo descritivo, realizado mediante consulta a 500 prontuários de atendimento de homens em unidade de emergência, no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2015. Resultados: a queixa principal foi dor (35,2%), situação clínica estável (90,4%), classificação de risco não urgente (47,9%), sem apresentação de agravos pré-existentes (80,2%), diagnóstico médico dor em geral (22,6%), terapêutica instituída foi a medicamentosa (87,4%), evolução do caso foi alta por melhora (91,6%), não houve necessidade de encaminhamento (88,0%) e não houve registros de diagnósticos de enfermagem (96,8%). Conclusão: o perfil clínico de homens atendidos em uma unidade de pronto atendimento no Nordeste brasileiro apresenta como características situações de baixa complexidade sem alterações do nível de estabilidade hemodinâmica e necessidade de outros recursos diagnósticos e terapêuticos.Descritores: Saúde do Homem. Perfil da Saúde. Serviços Médicos de Urgência. Assistência Ambulatorial

Men’s feelings and emotions in the covid-19 framing

O objetivo deste artigo é compreender como os sentimentos e as emoções de homens contribuem para o enquadramento da doença Covid-19 no Brasil. Estudo sócio-histórico, qualitativo, realizado com 200 homens residentes no Brasil, mediante pesquisa online em plataforma digital. Os dados apreendidos foram analisados pelo método do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo à luz do referencial de doença epidêmica proposto por Charles Rosemberg. Prevaleceram sentimentos negativos e ansiedade como consequência do conhecimento acerca do crescente número de hospitalizados e mortos pela pandemia veiculada nos noticiários. Para os homens, o otimismo é necessário para encorajar atitudes com responsabilidade e confiar de que a crise será superada. Na sequência os homens apresentam um conjunto de atitudes e comportamentos para o enfrentamento da pandemia. E, a aceitação sinaliza a emergência do quarto ato dramatúrgico do enquadramento da Covid-19. Os sentimentos e as emoções de homens, no presente contexto histórico, atravessam três dos quatro atos de enquadramento da Covid-19 no Brasil. Objective to understand how men’s feelings and emotions contribute to the Covid-19 framing in Brazil. Method: Asocial-historical, qualitative study, carried out with 200 men resident in Brazil, through online search on digital platform.The grasped data were analyzed by the Collective Subject Discourse method in the light of the reference of epidemic disease proposed by Charles Rosemberg. Results: Negative feelings and anxiety prevailed due to the knowledge about the growing number of hospitalized patients and deaths from the pandemic conveyed in the news. For men, the optimism is necessary to encourage attitudes with responsibility and trust that the crisis will be overcome.Subsequently, men present a set of attitudes and behaviors for coping with the pandemic.Moreover,the acceptance signals the emergence of the fourth dramaturgical act of the Covid-19framing. Conclusion: Men’s feelings and emotions, in this historic context, pervade three of the four acts of the Covid-19 framingin Brazil.publishersversionpublishe

Psychological Distress in Men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty, and Social Support

Objective: To analyze the relationships between sociodemographic variables, intolerance to uncertainty (INT), social support, and psychological distress (i.e., indicators of Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) and perceived stress (PS)) in Brazilian men during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study with national coverage, of the web survey type, and conducted with 1006 Brazilian men during the period of social circulation restriction imposed by the health authorities in Brazil for suppression of the coronavirus and control of the pandemic. Structural equation modeling analysis was performed. Results: Statistically significant direct effects of race/skin color ( = 0.268; p-value < 0.001), socioeconomic status (SES) ( = 0.306; p-value < 0.001), household composition( = 0.281; p-value < 0.001), PS ( = 0.513; p-value < 0.001), and INT ( = 0.421; p-value < 0.001) were evidenced in the occurrence of CMDs. Black-skinned men with higher SES, living alone, and with higher PS and INT levels presented higher prevalence values of CMDs. Conclusions: High levels of PS and INT were the factors that presented the strongest associations with the occurrence of CMDs among the men. It is necessary to implement actions to reduce the stress-generating sources as well as to promote an increase in resilience and the development of intrinsic reinforcements to deal with uncertain threats.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Transphobia as a social disease: discourses of vulnerabilities in trans men and transmasculine people

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the repercussions of transphobia on trans men’s and transmasculine people’s health. Method: a qualitative study carried out with 38 participants, 35 trans men and three trans men, who attended specialized transgender health services in Bahia, Brazil. In-depth interviews were carried out between June 2019 and February 2020. The Discourse of Collective Subject technique was used and interpretation based on the theoretical concept of transphobia. Results: transphobia has intra and interpersonal repercussions on the life and health of trans men and transmasculine people who attend health services. There were experiences of violence in the private space, fraying of family ties; discrimination in the school space; limitation in professional/work opportunities; barriers to self-care and access to health services; elaboration of trans identity protection strategies; consequences of transphobia on psycho-emotional health. Conclusion: transphobia is a social disease that affects different life and health dimensions. It causes damage to the socialization of trans men and transmasculine people, in addition to health service spaces as well as in family environments, schools, universities and at work, which result in non-adherence to self-care, distancing from health services and psycho-emotional distress

Influence of sociodemographic and emotional factors on the relationship between self-compassion and perceived stress among men residing in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic

The analysis of sociodemographic and emotional factors is essential to understanding how men perceive stress and practice self-compassion. In health crises, this problem becomes an emergency for public health. This study aimed to analyze the influence of sociodemographic and emotional factors on the relationship between self-compassion and the perceived stress of men residing in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a nationwide cross-sectional study carried out between June and December 2020 with 1006 men who completed a semi-structured electronic questionnaire. Data were collected using the snowball technique. Perceived stress was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), and self-compassion was assessed using the Self-Compassion Scale. Most men had low self-compassion (51.5%; n = 516) and a moderate level of perceived stress (60.9%; n = 613), while 15.9% (n = 170) had a high level of stress. The prevalence of men in the combined situation of low self-compassion and high perceived stress was 39.4% (n = 334). Living with friends had a higher prevalence of low self-compassion and high perceived stress. The prevalence of common mental disorders was high (54.3%). Men with low levels of self-compassion reported higher levels of perceived stress; however, this association was moderated by emotional and sociodemographic variables. These findings highlight the importance of considering individual and contextual factors in public policies promoting men’s mental health.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio