TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - "Sometimes they go...": understanding quality of life and health promotion according to a mother of preadolescents JO - Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem A1 - Cartana, Maria do Horto Fontoura SP - 1177 EP - 1184 VL - 13 Spec No IS - N2 - A multicenter research was conducted with mothers of preadolescents in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, using focused ethnography. From this research in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, a case study of one mother is presented. The findings show the perceptions of quality of life and health promotion before and after the first use of an illicit drug by her 11-year-old son. The emphasis of health promotion changed from the social network control to reinforcement of affective bonds.

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LA - pt SN - 0104-1169 UR - http://dx.doi.org//S0104-11692005000800012 ID - ref1 ER -