THE PERCEPTIONS OF NURSING ACADEMICS ON LEISURE

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate and give an account of perceptions on leisure among Nursing academics, permitting the production of reflexive directives on the relevance of professional training in this theme. The research was qualitative via a questionnaire with open-ended questions on the theme of leisure, as well as an objective part with questions related to the profile of the respondents. The data were interpreted and concluded through thematic analysis, after categorisation of the qualitative variables identified. Through this research it was possible to identify and understand that the opinions and images on the topic of leisure and Nursing symbolize the individual cognitive construction of these concepts, with perceptions of leisure in personal life and professional life being distinct; it was also possible to note understandings from ‘common knowledge’ in the concepts of leisure.

Keywords

• Leisure activities
• Education
• Health education
• Nursing