During codification and discodification, wherein
limit-situations were identified, discussed,
problematized, and contextualized towards
dialogicity for a critical view of that time on the
group perspective. The time of critical unveiling
aimed to create a consciousness about situations
experience with the unveiling of limits and
difficulties and possibilities facing the reality.
During that time, themes that arose were
discussed to identify possible solutions suggested
by the group. Therefore, the action-reflectionaction
process occurred for the discussed reality.9
Hence, CCs were conducted weekly at ADIM and
involved all those who agreed to participate from
May to July 2011. We conducted 12 meetings,
each lasting 90 minutes. The meetings were
advertised using banners hung in the ADIM
building and by phones calls to persons registered
with the program. Initially, we proposed creating
three groups that would meet on different
days and times to enable participation of more
persons. However, because few persons agreed to
participate, a single group was created.
After the participants granted permission,
meetings were recorded using an MP3 device
and were transcribed afterward to increase
recall of the details. In analyses we carefully
read all transcribed content to identify limitsituations
involved with living with T2DM. We
generated themes and then proceeded to critical
consciousness of the experience by individuals
with the disease. It is important to mention that
during CCs, researchers mediated, organized, and
coordinated discussions to enable and incentive
the participation of all persons in the group. In the
following results section, the colloquial speech of
participants was preserved, but some correction
of the language was done to provide better flow.
This study followed the ethical principles stated
by Resoluction nº196-96 of the Brazilian
National Health Council. This project was
analyzed and approved by the Permanent Ethical
and Research Committee in Human Beings of the
Universidade Estadual de Maringá (expert opinion
nº 148/2011). All participants signed two copies
of the consent form. To guarantee confidentiality,
participants are identified by the letters M (man)
and F (woman), an identifier number, and a
subsequent number indicating the age of the
participant