Communication in the health area of Argentina in times of Covid-19 pandemic
https://doi.org/10.46272/2409-3416-2022-10-2-104-120
Abstract
This article analyzes how the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina modified communication both within the nursing sector, and with the people requiring treatment, their families or emotional ties, and institutional relations. Using a qualitative methodological strategy based on the analysis of interviews and the survey of national press, the authors organized three sections. The first section provides some notions about the characteristics of the health system and nursing education in Argentina. The second section analyzes the changes in hospital communication between nursing staff and patients with Covid-19 and, the third one describes communication experiences during the coronavirus vaccination campaign.
Supporting agencies: This article is part of the results of the PISAC Covid-19 0022 Project: “Nursing and professional health care during the Covid-19 pandemic and post-pandemic (Argentina, XX and XXI)” directed by Karina Ramacciotti and financed by National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation. We appreciate the help and suggestions of Daniela Testa and Joaquín Fernández Vila and especially the nurses who made our work possible by sharing their experiences during such difficult moments in their work and personal lives.
About the Authors
K. Ramacciotti
National Council for Scientific and Technical Research; National University of Quilmes
Argentina
Argentina
Karina Ramacciotti, Senior Research Fellow; Department of Social Sciences
B1876BXD, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Bernal, Roque Sáenz Peña 352
C. Gilligan
National University of Tres de Febrero, Ministry of Health of the Nation
Argentina
Argentina
Clara Gilligan, Professor, Department of Health and Social Security
C1072, Argentina, Buenos Aires, 9 de Julio 1925 Av., 7 floor
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Ramacciotti K., Gilligan C. Communication in the health area of Argentina in times of Covid-19 pandemic. Cuadernos Iberoamericanos. 2022;10(2):104-120. (In Esp.) https://doi.org/10.46272/2409-3416-2022-10-2-104-120
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