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- Title
THE QUOTIDIAN OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF ALCOHOL USERS WHO REQUIRED INTENSIVE CARE HOSPITALIZATION.
- Authors
Antunes, Flávia; Félix de Oliveira, Magda Lúcia
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe the daily life of home care rendered by family caregivers to alcohol users. This is a descriptive and exploratory study, with data from a case series of 10 patients enrolled in a Poison Control and Information Center of Paraná State, in 2011. It was made an analysis of records of toxicological occurrence and interviews with the family caregivers. Data were analyzed using the technique of content analysis on Thematic Analysis mode. Among the alcohol users who required ICU admission, seven were discharged, with five of them having physical and psychosocial squeals, and three died. The care provided to users of alcohol immediately after ICU became more complex. Caring and co-inhabiting with alcohol dependent was a difficult situation because their caregivers were often exposed to violence. The participation of other family members in the caregiving process was an important facilitating factor for the caregiver. Families of alcohol users have undergone a process of destruction not only because of alcohol dependence in the family, but also by the hospitalization of the alcohol user in intensive care units.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ALCOHOLISM; CAREGIVERS; EXPERIENCE; HOSPITAL care; INTENSIVE care units; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2016, Vol 15, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v15i1.25153