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- Title
PERCEPTIONS AND NEEDS OF RELATIVES OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.
- Authors
Camponogara, Silviamar; dos Santos, Tanise Martins; Rodrigues, Isabela Lencina; Frota, Liza; Amaro, Daniele; Turra, Monike
- Abstract
Objective: Know the perceptions and needs of the relatives of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Method: This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected from relatives of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit of a university hospital, through a semi-structured interview. The findings were analyzed according to the Content Analysis theoretical framework. Results: Data show that the relatives experience contradictory feelings with regard to the intensive care unit. Although the relatives perceive it as a sector where fear of death prevails, they also see it as the sector where one finds the best quality of care. The relatives show, particularly, a need for interaction with the multiprofessional team, through an effective communication with the professionals. Conclusion: One concludes that there's a need for establishing an effective dialogic process along with the relatives of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit, in order to enable them to experience this period in a smoother manner.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ACADEMIC medical centers; CONCEPTUAL structures; CONTENT analysis; HEALTH care teams; HOSPITAL care; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; INTENSIVE care nursing; INTENSIVE care units; INTERVIEWING; MATHEMATICAL models; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL quality control; MEDICAL personnel; NEEDS assessment; NURSING; PATIENTS; RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE research; THEORY; PATIENTS' families; FAMILY attitudes
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 4, p622
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n4p622