期刊名称：Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade
印刷版ISSN：1809-5909
电子版ISSN：2179-7994
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
期号：32
页码：250-257
语种：Portuguese
出版社：Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (SBMFC)
摘要：Objective: To demonstrate the understanding of the users of Castelo Branco II Family Health Centre (FHC) in the municipality of Rio Grande/RS – Brazil, regarding the complaint of "bitter mouth" and to discuss the intercultural communicative competence necessary for the health team in their approach to these users. Methods: This was a descriptive exploratory qualitative study. The research participants were community health workers and patients seen in Castelo Branco II FHC. Results: The explanation for the complaint "bitter mouth" belongs to the language of both lay persons and physicians. Popular treatments for this complaint involve: spontaneous healing, use of herbal teas, medicines, and nutritional care. The majority of respondents had never mentioned to their physician or other health staff about “bitter mouth”, and one of the participants said that "bitter mouth" was a "taboo" and referred to the constraint that still exists around this subject. Conclusions : The population has its own cultural understanding of the complaint "bitter mouth". However, more studies of popular illnesses with in-depth approach to them are needed. This study represents only an initial approach, but an essential one to understanding the term "bitter mouth" and cultural communicative competence necessary for health professionals.
关键词：Cultural Competency;Medicine, Traditional;Anthropology, Cultural;Competencia Cultural;Medicina Tradicional;Antropología Cultural;Competência Cultural;Medicina Tradicional;Antropologia Cultural
