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DOI 10.1590/S0104-12902015S01010 Sade Soc. So Paulo, v.24, supl.1, p.115-123, 2015 115
Abstract Introduo
The aim of this essay is to contribute to the dis- A noo de cuidado tem sido amplamente trabalhada
cussion about care in health services, bringing to na sade coletiva, movida pelo debate sobre integra-
fore theoretical positions derived from discursive lidade e humanizao na ateno sade. Vide os
psychology in dialogue with actor-network theory. textos instigantes de Jos Ricardo Ayres (2004); as
Based on the contributions of the philosopher coletneas produzidas pelo Grupo Integralidades,
Annemarie Mol, we propose that a diversity of log- que incluem um volume especfico sobre o cuidar
ics of care is present in the interactions between (Pinheiro; Mattos, 2007; Pinheiros; Silva, 2010); a
professionals and people that seek health care. Mol proposta de Emerson Merhy a respeito de tecnolo-
makes a contrast between two ways of dealing with gias leves e duras (Merhy, 2000); e as reflexes de
disease: the logic of care and the logic of choice, Marilene Castilho de S acerca da intersubjetividade
and, more specifically, two modalities of choice: (2009). Embora pautadas em referenciais tericos
the market version, where patients are considered distintos, todas essas reflexes exaltam as caracte-
as clients, and the civic version where patients are
rsticas intersubjetivas do cuidado no contexto da
citizens that have rights. As heath practice is a
ateno sade. Por exemplo, S afirma:
heterogeneous network of actors, these different
logics are mobilized at different moments position- possvel concluir que a especificidade do trabalho
ing professionals and users sometimes as patients, em sade, ou o que constitui sua essncia, sua
as citizens and yet at other times as consumers of caracterstica intersubjetiva e de interveno nica
products and services. We conclude the essay with de um sujeito sobre outro, em suas experincias
the provocation that we must learn to live with the singulares de vida, prazer, dor, sofrimento e morte.
polysemy of repertoires that circulate in the spaces O carter mais ou menos tcnico-cientfico deste
we inhabit in our everyday lives and with the fluidity trabalho, seu grau de especializao, sua forma/
of positioning games: recognize from what person lgica de organizao e de diviso tcnica e social,
positions our interlocutors speak and in what posi- suas finalidades, bem como as representaes e
tions we are placed.
valores a ele associados que iro, obviamente,
Keywords: Delivery of Health Care; Interpersonal
variar nos diferentes contextos histrico-sociais,
Relations; Personhood; Humanism.
alargando ou estreitando as margens da solida-
riedade e do cuidado com a vida (S, 2009, p. 656).
Recebido: 30/01/2014
Reapresentado: 08/08/2014
Aprovado: 15/09/2014