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OBJECTIVE: To know the experience lived by people subjected to hospital isolation, as well as to recognize the most significant needs expressed during this process. METHOD: Qualitative study from a phenomenological-hermeneutical approach. The study participants were patients subjected to hospital isolation during their admission to the trauma ward of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. Six in-depth interviews were conducted and recorded by audio. The data was analyzed using a thematic content analysis. RESULTS: The feedback from the participants in this study was essential to understand the experience lived by people subjected to hospital isolation. These perceptions were listed in the format of 5 categories related to the following experiences: loneliness, perception of "feeling like the last one", lack of communication, resilience and lack of attention and 3 categories related to their needs. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that isolation requires compliance with a series of rules and restrictions in the hospital setting that, despite its therapeutic purposes, can promote negative feelings. Based on the results of our research, we conclude that an effort should be made to improve actions aimed at minimizing these feelings in situations of isolation.
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Emociones , Hermenéutica , Humanos , Investigación CualitativaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hip fracture is a common injury among elderly patients. The main goal of our study was to assess the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational intervention aimed at hip fracture patients to promote home discharges and reduce in-hospital complications. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A quasi-experimental study was performed by taking repeated measurements at hospital admission, at hospital discharge, and at both 30days and one year of discharge. Patients aged ≥65years with hip fracture who were admitted to the Orthogeriatric Service between February 2016 and January 2017 were included in the study. The educational intervention consisted in two coordinated actions: patient education administered during their hospitalization and multimodal support provided during their discharge home. RESULTS: A total of 67 patients were included in the study (77.6% of whom were women; 84.19±7,78 years old). Of these, 70.1% were discharged home, which doubles the figures recorded in the 2014-2015 period. The rate of readmission at 30days and one year of the discharge was 8.5%. At the one-year follow-up, the patient's dependence to perform basic activities of daily living was nearer to the pre-fracture level (Barthel: 86.67±19.31; 94.33±14.66), their mobility had improved in comparison with the time of discharge (Parker: 4.73±1.84; 6.73±2.76; Timed Up and Go Test: 38.29±21.27; 21.91±10.97), and their cognitive function had not worsened significantly. The patient education measures improved the patients' autonomy as perceived by the patients, the caregivers, and the healthcare providers. Satisfaction with the healthcare received was high. CONCLUSIONS: As a novelty to the already described benefits in orthogeriatric care models, this study would contribute by proving an increase of the number of patients discharged home in a safe condition.
