this work demonstrates that the familiar care worker is not prepared to receive and to rehabilitate people who have special necessities as it is the case of victims of stroke.
This study aimed to analyze the nursing's scientific production about the thematic family care at home, through bibliographic research in electronic data bases in which nursing journals with QUALIS " C" international evaluation are indexed, and in the bibliographical collection of two universities of Ceará, relative to the period of 2000 to 2005. 33 articles were analyzed. The results permitted the verification that postgraduation students were more interested in the thematic; 85% of the studies were arising from of the Southeast of the Country and of the predominance of qualitative studies (26). We establish also 29 participations of family members in activities of care. In conclusion, the nursing has inserted the family care at home in its researches, however still of incipient way, what shows its inhibited contribution for the preparation of those families for the practical care.
O abuso do álcool pode levar à cirrose hepática alcoólica, problema de saúde pública e de alto custo social. Objetivou-se apreender as representações sobre cirrose hepática alcoólica elaboradas por seus portadores. Metodologia: estudo descritivo, exploratório, com abordagem qualitativa desenvolvido em duas instituições públicas no município de Fortaleza-CE. Participaram quinze sujeitos com diagnóstico de cirrose hepática alcoólica. Aplicou-se entrevista semi-estruturada, e foi utilizada técnica de análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados : Emergiram cinco categorias, porém apresentaremos três: Concepções sobre cirrose, Percepções sobre cirrose e Conseqüências da cirrose, que evidenciaram a cirrose representada como doença que destrói e causa morte. A vivência é permeada por dificuldades, principalmente sócio-econômicas e emocionais. Conclusões: Faz-se necessária uma mudança de atitude do profissional de saúde, para humanizar o cuidado e assim minimizar o sofrimento destes pacientes.
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