Trajectory of PROCISA/UFRR Phenomenological Research in Health and Care

Abstract

This article presents the contributions of phenomenology to qualitative research in the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PROCISA) at the Federal University of Roraima. Based on a trajectory initiated in 2011, it describes the theoretical and methodological consolidation of phenomenology as a scientific framework in the Amazon. Grounded in Edmund Husserl's phenomenology and Edith Stein's philosophical anthropology, it highlights elements such as consciousness, intentionality, epoché, intersubjective relations, empathy, and the three-dimensional structure of the person (corporeity, psyche, and spirit). Through academic mentorship experiences and analysis of dissertations, the potential of phenomenological research to understand complex human phenomena — suffering, grief, chronic pain, mental health, and spirituality — in the Amazonian context is evidenced. The phenomenological interview, in addition to data collection, promotes empathetic listening and acceptance, respecting the other's uniqueness. In times marked by a loss of meaning, phenomenology repositions the human being at the center of health practices, reaffirming the value of care and lived experience for an integral and ethical understanding of life.