Nurses' Perception on the Difficulties and Information Needs of Family Members Caring for a Dependent Person

Abstract

The transition of dependent people from hospital to the home is a situation that generates stress for them and for the family. This descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach aims to identify the perception of nurses about the difficulties that face a family caring for a dependent person, including information needs, and with reference to applicability of use of educational technology. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 14 nurses of a hospital and two health centers in the region of Porto, Portugal. The majority of participants were men, with average age of 32.64 years, and an average of 9.86 years' experience of exercise of the profession. The nurses identified needs for information for the development of competencies in the areas of knowledge of instruments related to the self-care of moving, turning and changing place, and the utility of use of educational technology. It is concluded that mastering the areas of knowledge identified would facilitate the construction and application of educational technology for family members caring for a patient

Representações sociais de pescadores com lesão medular: repercussões e trajetória de vida

“…In this sense, they may provide support for reflection and guidance for the practice of health professionals, especially nursing professionals working in basic healthcare units, which are considered the front door of these fishermen after the accident (14) . The social representation produced by fishermen who had a diving accident gathers different experiences, vocabularies, concepts and cuts of their lives, illustrating the experience with their disorder, the contact with their spouses and family members, lifestyle and decisions affected, treatment requirements, dealing with being disabled -before and after the spinal cord injury with deformed perceptions of the self, self-medication experienced and diffused as critical for the life of these men and hope that there is still much to be done, changed, improved in the activities proposed by the Brazilian Unified Health System (15) . The fishermen who participated in this study reported a process of personal, social and economic-financial transformation they experienced due to physical changes in body and psychic disorder, with friends becoming distant, and direct reliance on family members for survival.…”

Alimentar pessoa: conceção e desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta digital para cuidar de pessoas dependentes

“…As tecnologias de informação e comunicação podem disponibilizar informação qualificada e direcionada a quem as utiliza, no sentido de complementar e nunca de substituir o papel interventivo dos profissionais de saúde (Lindberg et al, 2013). Por outro lado, devem promover o desenvolvimento de habilidades e de resolução de problemas inerentes ao processo de cuidar (Landeiro et al, 2017;Landeiro et al, 2016b;Landeiro, Freire, Martins, Martins, & Peres, 2015;Lindberg et al, 2013). O aumento do número de dependentes em contexto domiciliário requer, por parte dos profissionais, um maior investimento e planeamento no sentido de rentabilização dos recursos.…”

Encontro Educativo Da Enfermagem E Da Família De Crianças Com Necessidades Especiais De Saúde

“…3 In the current society, families provide more and more complex care at home to the person with special needs. 6 The results showed that, in the beginning, the care of the child with a demand for technological care was seen as difficult and frightening, but with time its performance became easier. These data corroborate with the research that pointed out that the care carried out by CSHCN caregivers is delimited by attempts that are subject to errors and correctness, and that the care of the child who is dependent on technology is permeated by doubts, insecurities and fears.…”

“…5 Thus, the guiding of the family caregiver of people with special needs should be part of the educational strategies developed by health professionals, among them nurses, as a way to improve the quality of the care provided. 6 Therefore, the health care of CSHCN should include the health education process, in preparation for hospital discharge, so that relatives learn new knowledge and specific skills in order to improve the quality of life of these children in the sociofamily context. Pediatric units should create spaces for dialogue, listening and learning, considering the knowledge learned and the possibilities of maintaining the child care at home.…”