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0137/2026 - PATHS AND CHALLENGES IN THE ITINERATION FOR HEALTH CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Manaus as an emblematic case
PERCURSOS E PERCALÇOS NA ITINERAÇÃO POR CUIDADO EM SAÚDE NA PANDEMIA DE COVID-19: Manaus como caso emblemático

Author:

• Marcela Lobão de Oliveira - Oliveira, ML - <marcela.lobao@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-7980

Co-author(s):

• Zeni Carvalho Lamy - Lamy, ZC - <zeni.lamy@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-9332-0542
• Poliana Soares de Oliveira - Oliveira, PS - <poliana.soares@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-3596-0194
• Leidy Janeth Erazo-Chavez - Erazo-Chavez, LJ - <leidy.erazo@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-7864
• Liliana Yanet Gómez Aristizábal - Aristizábal, LYG - <lilianayanetgomez@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8723-1789
• Laura Froes Nunes da Silva - Silva, LFN - <laura.froes@discente.ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-0344
• Rodrigo Natan do Nascimento Almeida - Almeida, RNN - <: rodrigo.nna@discente.ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5052-3289
• Ruth Helena de Souza Britto Ferreira de Carvalho - Carvalho, RHSBF - <ruth.britto@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-1586


Abstract:

The collapse of the health system in Manaus during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the transfer of patients to other states. This study analyzed the experiences of patients and family members regarding illness and therapeutic itineraries. It is a qualitative case study grounded in hermeneutic phenomenology. Twelve patients and ten family members were interviewed, using an intentional sample closed by saturation. Fear of the disease and of infecting relatives led to delays in seeking care. Health services were perceived as having low problem-solving capacity, and the shortage of beds and oxygen made the collapse evident. Faced with ambivalences in health management, informal care networks were activated, prompting patients and families to mobilize affective, moral, and relational resources to guide decisions. Emergency transfer to São Luís emerged as a survival strategy, and the return to Manaus brought both reunions and frustrations. In the interweaving of social relations and emotions, the experiences took shape as forms of sharing and negotiating meanings around the lived moment. The political and moral nature of care, highlighted in the particularities of the Manaus case during a global phenomenon, strained the limits of the biomedical dimension in health.

Keywords:

covid-19; therapeutic itinerary; life experience; qualitative research.

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PATHS AND CHALLENGES IN THE ITINERATION FOR HEALTH CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Manaus as an emblematic case


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Oliveira, ML, Lamy, ZC, Oliveira, PS, Erazo-Chavez, LJ, Aristizábal, LYG, Silva, LFN, Almeida, RNN, Carvalho, RHSBF. PATHS AND CHALLENGES IN THE ITINERATION FOR HEALTH CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Manaus as an emblematic case. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/May). [Citado em 25/09/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/paths-and-challenges-in-the-itineration-for-health-care-during-the-covid19-pandemic-manaus-as-an-emblematic-case/20035?id=20035&id=20035



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