Biblioterapia como prática informacional em contextos hospitalares universitários

mapeamento da atuação bibliotecária

Abstract

This study analyzes the role of the librarian as a mediator in bibliotherapy practices developed within welcoming centers of university hospitals in the Southeast region of Brazil. Bibliotherapy is understood as a reading mediation practice aimed at promoting health and human development through processes such as identification, catharsis, and reflection. The research is characterized as basic, exploratory, and descriptive. It employs bibliographic and field research as methods, using a structured questionnaire and a semi-structured interview as data collection instruments. The questionnaire was administered to welcoming centers of university hospitals, and the interview was conducted with the coordinator of the Florescer extension project at the Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle (HUGG/UNIRIO). The theoretical framework addresses the conceptual foundations of bibliotherapy and its clinical, institutional, and developmental modalities, situating it at the intersection of Library and Information Science and Health. The results indicate institutional openness to implementing the practice in hospital contexts, particularly as a strategy for the humanization of care. However, obstacles were identified, including insufficient academic training in bibliotherapy, the absence of systematic collection development practices, and limited recognition of librarians’ professional competencies by multidisciplinary teams. The presence of librarians in these settings was found to be limited. It is concluded that the qualified insertion of librarians into hospital environments can strengthen information management and expand the scope of care practices, provided it is supported by specific training and interdisciplinary collaboration.