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Rev. epidemiol. controle infecç ; 13(3): 143-149, jul.-set. 2023. ilus
Article in English, Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1531883

ABSTRACT

Justification and Objectives: despite the importance of companions/visitors for hospitalized patients under specific precautions, it is noted that risks of exposure and dissemination of microorganisms in health services by this population are still incipient in the literature. Thus, the objective was to characterize the current recommendations on specific precautions for companions and visitors of hospitalized patients and to analyze the barriers to their implementation from infection preventionists' perspective. Methods: a descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative approach, with 89 infection preventionists, between March and June 2020. Data collected by electronic questionnaire, "snowball" sampling and analyzed according to frequency of responses. Results: hand hygiene was the most recommended recommendation (>95.0%). As for non-conformities, staying in the room without attire (78.6%), going to other rooms (53.9%) and keeping doors open as aerosol precaution (51.7%) stood out. Regarding the strategies adopted to guide companions/visitors, there was a predominance of individual verbal guidance (92.4%). The main barrier cited was the lack of institutional policy (56.2%). Conclusion: there was no uniformity in the recommendations, and non-conformities and barriers were listed. The importance of specific prevention guidelines for this public and effective educational strategies for its implementation are highlighted.(AU)


Justificativa e Objetivos: apesar da importância dos acompanhantes/visitantes para pacientes hospitalizados em precauções específicas, nota-se que os riscos de exposição e disseminação de microrganismos nos serviços de saúde por essa população ainda são incipientes na literatura. Dessa forma, objetivou-se caracterizar as recomendações vigentes sobre precauções específicas para acompanhantes e visitantes de pacientes hospitalizados e analisar as barreiras para a sua implementação sob a ótica de prevencionistas de infecção. Métodos: estudo descritivo e exploratório, de abordagem quantitativa, com 89 prevencionistas de infecção, entre março e junho de 2020. Dados coletados por questionário eletrônico, com amostragem tipo "bola de neve" e analisados segundo frequência das respostas. Resultados: a higienização das mãos foi a recomendação mais indicada (>95,0%). Quanto às não conformidades, destacou-se permanecer no quarto sem paramentação (78,6%), frequentar outros quartos (53,9%) e manter portas abertas em precaução para aerossóis (51,7%). Referente às estratégias adotadas para a orientar os acompanhantes/visitantes, houve predomínio da orientação verbal individual (92,4%). A principal barreira citada foi a falta de política institucional (56,2%). Conclusão: não houve uniformidade nas recomendações, e não conformidades e barreiras foram elencadas. Destaca-se a importância de diretrizes de prevenção específicas para esse público e estratégias educativas efetivas para sua implementação.(AU)


Justificación y Objetivos: a pesar de la importancia de los acompañantes/visitantes para pacientes hospitalizados bajo precauciones específicas, se advierte que los riesgos de exposición y diseminación de microorganismos en los servicios de salud por parte de esta población son aún incipientes en la literatura. Así, el objetivo fue caracterizar las recomendaciones vigentes sobre precauciones específicas para acompañantes y visitantes de pacientes hospitalizados y analizar las barreras para su implementación desde la perspectiva de los preventivos de infecciones. Métodos: estudio descriptivo y exploratorio con enfoque cuantitativo, con 89 prevencionistas de infecciones, entre marzo y junio de 2020. Datos recolectados por cuestionario electrónico, muestreo "bola de nieve" y analizados según frecuencia de respuestas. Resultados: la higiene de manos fue la recomendación más recomendada (>95,0%). En cuanto a las no conformidades, se destacó permanecer en la habitación sin atuendo (78,6%), ir a otras habitaciones (53,9%) y mantener las puertas abiertas como precaución contra los aerosoles (51,7%). En cuanto a las estrategias adoptadas para orientar a los acompañantes/visitantes, hubo predominio de la orientación verbal individual (92,4%). La principal barrera citada fue la falta de política institucional (56,2%). Conclusión: no hubo uniformidad en las recomendaciones, y se enumeraron las no conformidades y las barreras. Se destaca la importancia de pautas de prevención específicas para este público y estrategias educativas efectivas para su implementación.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Visitors to Patients/education , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Infection Control , Patients , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Patient Safety
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Psicol. ciênc. prof ; 43: e255195, 2023.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, Index Psychology - journals | ID: biblio-1529228

ABSTRACT

A pandemia de covid-19 provocou intensas mudanças no contexto do cuidado neonatal, exigindo dos profissionais de saúde a reformulação de práticas e o desenvolvimento de novas estratégias para a manutenção da atenção integral e humanizada ao recém-nascido. O objetivo deste artigo é relatar a atuação da Psicologia nas Unidades Neonatais de um hospital público de Fortaleza (CE), Brasil, durante o período de distanciamento físico da pandemia de covid-19. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, do tipo relato de experiência, que ocorreu no período de março a agosto de 2020. No contexto pandêmico, o serviço de Psicologia desenvolveu novas condutas assistenciais para atender às demandas emergentes do momento, como: atendimento remoto; registro e envio on-line de imagens do recém-nascido a seus familiares; visitas virtuais; e reprodução de mensagens de áudio da família para o neonato. Apesar dos desafios encontrados, as ações contribuíram para a manutenção do cuidado centrado no recém-nascido e sua família, o que demonstra a potencialidade do fazer psicológico.(AU)


The COVID-19 pandemic brought intense changes to neonatal care and required health professionals to reformulate practices and develop new strategies to ensure comprehensive and humanized care for newborn. This study aims to report the experience of the Psychology Service in the Neonatal Units of a public hospital in Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará, Brazil, during the social distancing period of the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive experience report study was conducted from March to August 2020. During the pandemic, the Psychology Service developed new care practices to meet the emerging demands of that moment, such as remote care, recordings and online submission of newborns' pictures and video images for their family, virtual tours, and reproduction of family audio messages for the newborns. Despite the challenges, the actions contributed to the maintenance of a care that is centered on the newborns and their families, which shows the potential of psychological practices.(AU)


La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha traído cambios intensos en el contexto de la atención neonatal, que requieren de los profesionales de la salud una reformulación de sus prácticas y el desarrollo de nuevas estrategias para asegurar una atención integral y humanizada al recién nacido. El objetivo de este artículo es reportar la experiencia del Servicio de Psicología en las Unidades Neonatales de un hospital público de Fortaleza, en Ceará, Brasil, durante el periodo de distanciamiento físico en la pandemia de la COVID-19. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo, un reporte de experiencia, que se llevó a cabo de marzo a agosto de 2020. En el contexto pandémico, el servicio de Psicología desarrolló nuevas conductas asistenciales para atender a las demandas emergentes del momento, tales como: atención remota; grabación y envío em línea de imágenes del recién nacido; visitas virtuales; y reproducción de mensajes de audio de la familia para el recién nacido. A pesar de los desafíos encontrados, las acciones contribuyeron al mantenimiento de la atención centrada en el recién nacido y su familia, lo que demuestra el potencial de la práctica psicológica.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Psychology , Teleworking , COVID-19 , Neonatology , Anxiety , Oxygen Inhalation Therapy , Apgar Score , Patient Care Team , Patient Discharge , Pediatrics , Perinatology , Phototherapy , Prenatal Care , Quality of Health Care , Respiration, Artificial , Skilled Nursing Facilities , Survival , Congenital Abnormalities , Unconscious, Psychology , Visitors to Patients , Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital , Health Care Levels , Brazil , Breast Feeding , Case Reports , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature , Cardiotocography , Health Behavior , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal , Child Development , Child Health Services , Infant Mortality , Maternal Mortality , Cross Infection , Risk , Probability , Vital Statistics , Health Status Indicators , Life Expectancy , Women's Health , Neonatal Screening , Nursing , Enteral Nutrition , Long-Term Care , Parenteral Nutrition , Pregnancy, High-Risk , Pliability , Comprehensive Health Care , Low Cost Technology , Pregnancy Rate , Life , Creativity , Critical Care , Affect , Crying , Humanizing Delivery , Uncertainty , Pregnant Women , Continuous Positive Airway Pressure , Disease Prevention , Humanization of Assistance , User Embracement , Information Technology , Child Nutrition , Perinatal Mortality , Resilience, Psychological , Fear , Feeding Methods , Fetal Monitoring , Patient Handoff , Microbiota , Integrality in Health , Ambulatory Care , Neurodevelopmental Disorders , Maternal Health , Neonatal Sepsis , Pediatric Emergency Medicine , Psychosocial Support Systems , Survivorship , Mental Status and Dementia Tests , Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies , Family Support , Gynecology , Hospitalization , Hospitals, Maternity , Hyperbilirubinemia , Hypothermia , Immune System , Incubators , Infant, Newborn, Diseases , Length of Stay , Life Change Events , Love , Maternal Behavior , Maternal Welfare , Medicine , Methods , Nervous System Diseases , Object Attachment , Obstetrics
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Esc. Anna Nery Rev. Enferm ; 27: e20220373, 2023.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, BDENF - Nursing | ID: biblio-1528612

ABSTRACT

Resumo Objetivo compreender as estratégias utilizadas pelos enfermeiros intensivistas diante das situações que demandaram a advocacia do paciente, envolvendo a valorização do ser social e familiar no cenário da pandemia de COVID-19. Método estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, realizado nas cinco regiões do Brasil. Participaram do estudo 25 enfermeiros intensivistas. Os dados foram coletados por meio de uma entrevista semiestruturada e, posteriormente, submetidos à análise textual discursiva. Resultados os enfermeiros advogaram perante a equipe de saúde e pela presença da família dentro da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Com a pandemia de COVID-19, foram estabelecidas novas estratégias para advogar, promovendo a aproximação, de forma virtual, entre enfermeiros, pacientes e familiares, bem como a permanência dos familiares no ambiente de terapia intensiva, quando necessário, para que os enfermeiros conhecessem melhor o paciente e integrassem a família ao cuidado. Considerações finais e implicações para a prática as estratégias utilizadas para agir em prol do paciente se deram por meio da aproximação entre enfermeiros e familiares; por meio da instrução de familiares para que advoguem pelo paciente; e pela defesa da presença familiar dentro da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva.


Resumen Objetivo comprender las estrategias utilizadas por los enfermeros de cuidados intensivos frente a situaciones que exigían la defensa del paciente, involucrando la valorización del ser social y familiar en el escenario de la pandemia de COVID-19. Método estudio cualitativo, descriptivo y exploratorio, realizado en las cinco regiones de Brasil. 25 enfermeras de cuidados intensivos participaron en el estudio. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de una entrevista semiestructurada y posteriormente sometidos al análisis textual discursivo. Resultados los enfermeros abogaron ante el equipo de salud y por la presencia de la familia en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Con la pandemia del COVID-19, se establecieron nuevas estrategias para abogar, promoviendo el acercamiento virtual entre enfermeros, pacientes y familiares, así como la permanencia de los familiares en el ambiente de cuidados intensivos cuando sea necesario, para que los enfermeros puedan conocerse entre sí. mejorar al paciente e integrar a la familia en el cuidado. Conclusión e implicaciones para la práctica las estrategias utilizadas para actuar en nombre del paciente se llevaron a cabo a través del acercamiento entre enfermeras y familiares; instruyendo a los familiares para que defiendan al paciente; y por la defensa de la presencia familiar dentro de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos.


Abstract Objective to understand the strategies used by intensive care nurses in the face of situations that required patient advocacy, involving the appreciation of social and family being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method this is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out in the five regions of Brazil. A total of 25 intensive care nurses participated in the study. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview and subsequently subjected to discursive textual analysis. Results nurses advocated before the health team and for the family's presence within the Intensive Care Unit. With the COVID-19 pandemic, new strategies were established to advocate, promoting virtual rapprochement between nurses, patients and family members as well as the permanence of family members in intensive care environments when necessary so that nurses could know patients better and integrate the family into care. Conclusion and implications for practice the strategies used to act on behalf of patients were carried out for rapprochement between nurses and family members; for instructing family members to advocate for patients; and for the defense of family presence within the Intensive Care Unit.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Critical Care , Health Advocacy , Critical Care Nursing , COVID-19/nursing , Visitors to Patients , Qualitative Research , Medical Chaperones
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Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol. (En línea) ; Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol;87(5): 313-317, oct. 2022. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1423733

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Objetivo: Evaluar la percepción de las madres que tuvieron su parto durante la pandemia COVID en relación a la obligación de no recibir visitas en su puerperio, y cuantificar la frecuencia de prematuridad que otros centros del mundo mostraron que se redujo durante la pandemia. Método: Estudio observacional retrospectivo con encuestas realizadas entre el 1 de septiembre y el 31 diciembre 2020, y análisis de estadísticas locales de la Unidad de Maternidad y Neonatología. Resultados: Sobre el 90% de las madres que contestaron la encuesta afirmó haber descansado mejor y preferir un retorno a las visitas con horarios reducidos. La frecuencia de prematuridad se redujo significativamente en nuestra institución (8,08% entre 2014 y 2019 vs. 1,6% en 2020). Conclusiones: La mayoría de las puérperas prefiere un horario reducido para visitas en el posparto. Este hallazgo y la caída en la frecuencia de prematuridad obligan a reflexionar sobre nuestro cuidado prenatal actual.


Objective: To evaluate the perception of mothers who gave birth during the COVID pandemic in relation to the obligation not to receive visits during the puerperium, and to quantify the frequency of prematurity that other centers in the world showed decreased during the pandemic. Method: Retrospective observational study with surveys conducted between September 1st and December 31, 2020, and analysis of local statistics from the Maternity and Neonatal Unit. Results: Over 90% of the mothers who answered the survey stated that they had rested better and preferred a return to visits with reduced hours. The frequency of prematurity was signficantly reduced in our institution ((8.08% between 2014 and 2019 vs 1.6% in 2020). Conclusions: Most postpartum women prefer a reduced schedule for pospartum visits. This finding and the drop in the frequency of prematurity force us to reflect on our current prenatal care.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Infant, Newborn , Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Postpartum Period/psychology , COVID-19 , Obstetric Labor, Premature/epidemiology , Visitors to Patients , Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Quarantine , Surveys and Questionnaires , Parturition/psychology , Pandemics
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva ; 34(3): 374-379, 2022.
Article in Portuguese, English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36134845

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To compare the perceptions of patients' relatives with the perceptions of health professionals regarding a flexible visitation model in intensive care units. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. This study was carried out with patients' relatives and members of the care team of a clinical-surgical intensive care unit with a flexible visitation model (12 hours/day) from September to December 2018. The evaluation of the flexible visitation policy was carried out through an open visitation instrument composed of 22 questions divided into three domains (evaluation of family stress, provision of information, and interference in the work of the team). RESULTS: Ninety-five accompanying relatives and 95 members of the care team were analyzed. The perceptions of relatives regarding the decrease in anxiety and stress with flexible visitation was higher than the perceptions of the team (91.6% versus 58.9%, p < 0.001), and the family also had a more positive perception regarding the provision of information (86.3% versus 64.2%, p < 0.001). The care team believed that the presence of the relative made it difficult to provide care to the patient and caused work interruptions (46.3% versus 6.3%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Family members and staff-intensive care unit teams have different perceptions about flexible visits in the intensive care unit. However, a positive view regarding the perception of decreased anxiety and stress among the family members and greater information and contributions to patient recovery predominates.


OBJETIVO: Comparar as percepções de familiares de pacientes com as percepções de profissionais de saúde a respeito de um modelo de visitação flexível em unidades de terapia intensiva. MÉTODOS: Este estudo transversal foi realizado de setembro a dezembro de 2018 com familiares de pacientes e membros de equipe de assistência ao paciente de uma unidade de terapia intensiva clínico-cirúrgica com um modelo de visitação flexível (12 horas ao dia). A avaliação da política de visitação flexível foi realizada por meio de um instrumento de visitação aberto composto de 22 perguntas divididas em três domínios (avaliação do estresse familiar, fornecimento de informações e interferência no trabalho da equipe). RESULTADOS: Foram analisados 95 familiares acompanhantes e 95 membros da equipe de assistência. As percepções dos familiares quanto à diminuição da ansiedade e do estresse com visitas flexíveis foram superiores às percepções da equipe (91,6% versus 58,9%; p < 0,001). A família também teve uma percepção mais positiva quanto ao fornecimento de informações (86,3% versus 64,2%; p < 0,001). A equipe de assistência acreditava que a presença do parente dificultava a assistência ao paciente e causava interrupções de trabalho (46,3% versus 6,3%; p < 0,001). CONCLUSÃO: Os familiares e as equipes da unidade de terapia intensiva têm percepções diferentes sobre visitas flexíveis na unidade de terapia intensiva. Entretanto, predomina uma visão positiva entre os membros da família em relação à percepção da diminuição da ansiedade e do estresse e maiores informações e contribuições para a recuperação do paciente.


Subject(s)
Intensive Care Units , Visitors to Patients , Adult , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Family , Health Personnel
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Esc. Anna Nery Rev. Enferm ; 26: e20210088, 2022. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, BDENF - Nursing | ID: biblio-1339881

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Resumo Objetivo: compreender, por meio do brinquedo terapêutico dramático, o significado, para o irmão, de visitar a criança hospitalizada em terapia intensiva. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, modalidade fenomenológica, que utilizou o brinquedo terapêutico dramático para acessar às experiências dos irmãos. Foi realizada em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica do interior do estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Participaram das sessões de brinquedo terapêutico 11 irmãos menores de 10 anos, as quais foram analisadas à luz da Teoria do Amadurecimento. Resultados: os irmãos, tendo um lugar para brincar, dramatizaram situações, anteriormente, vividas, de seu cotidiano e da visita à criança hospitalizada. Ao viver, criativamente, revelaram que brincar é fazer a integração das experiências do "eu", favorecendo o continuar a ser diante da situação vivida. Conclusões e implicações para a prática: o Brinquedo Terapêutico Dramático compreendido à luz de um referencial teórico possibilitou que o irmão significasse a visita como uma experiência de integração do "eu", revelando emoções, desejos e preferências do cotidiano. Nesse sentido, o cuidado ao irmão da criança hospitalizada define-se pela oferta do brincar livre, para que ele demonstre o sentimento de continuar a ser em suas interações com o mundo, no qual o contexto hospitalar tornou parte da realidade.


Resumen Objeto: Comprender por medio del juego terapéutico dramático el significado, para el hermano, de la visita al niño hospitalizado en Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica. Método: Investigación cualitativa, modalidad fenomenológica, que utilizó el juego terapéutico dramático para comprender la experiencia del hermano. Se realizó en Unidad de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica del interior del Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Participaron de las sesiones de juego terapéutico 11 hermanos con menos de 10 años, quienes fueron analizados a la luz de la Teoría de la Maduración. Resultados: Los hermanos, al tener un lugar para jugar, dramatizaron situaciones anteriormente vividas, de su cotidiano y de la visita al niño hospitalizado. Al vivir de forma creativa, revelaron que jugar es permitir la integración de las experiencias del "yo", lo que favorece el concepto de seguir siendo, ante la situación vivida. Conclusiones e implicaciones para la práctica: El Juego Terapéutico Dramático comprendido a la luz de un referencial teórico hizo posible que el hermano entendiera la visita como una experiencia de integración del "yo", revelando emociones, deseos y preferencias cotidianas. En este sentido, el cuidado del hermano del niño hospitalizado se define por la oferta de juego libre, para que pueda demostrar su sentimiento de seguir siendo en sus interacciones con el mundo, en el que el contexto hospitalario se ha convertido en parte de la realidad.


Abstract Objective: to understand, by means of dramatic therapeutic play, the meaning, for the sibling, of visiting the child hospitalized in intensive care. Method: a qualitative research, phenomenological modality, which used the dramatic therapeutic play to access the siblings' experiences. It was carried out in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the countryside of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Eleven siblings under ten years of age participated in the therapeutic play sessions, which were analyzed in the light of the Theory of Maturation. Results: the siblings, having a place to play, dramatized previously lived situations, from their daily life and from the visit to the hospitalized child. By living creatively, they revealed that playing is to integrate the experiences of the "I", favoring the continuity of being in the face of the situation lived. Conclusions and implications for practice: the Dramatic Therapeutic Play understood in the light of a theoretical framework allowed the sibling to mean the visit as an experience of integration of the "I", revealing emotions, desires and preferences of daily life. In this sense, the care for the brother of the hospitalized child is defined by the offer of free play, so that he demonstrates the feeling of continuing to be in his interactions with the world, in which the hospital context has become part of reality.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Play and Playthings/psychology , Visitors to Patients/psychology , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric , Child, Hospitalized , Siblings/psychology , Sibling Relations , Child Health , Creativity , Qualitative Research
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Rio de Janeiro; SES-RJ; 01/12/2021. 39 p. ilus.
Non-conventional in Portuguese | LILACS, SES-RJ, InstitutionalDB | ID: biblio-1369521

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A aplicação deste manual se faz necessária em toda instituição de saúde, para garantir o acolhimento às famílias e ampliar o acesso dos visitantes/acompanhantes/responsáveis às unidades de internação, de forma a garantir o elo entre o paciente, sua rede social e equipe de saúde, além de reorganizar fluxo de informações e notícias difíceis prestadas aos usuários, acolhendo-os de forma digna, respeitando suas necessidades particularidades e privacidade.


Subject(s)
Humans , Visitors to Patients , Liability, Legal , Health Personnel , Guidelines as Topic/standards , Health Manager , User Embracement , Medical Chaperones/standards
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Crit Care Med ; 49(9): 1504-1512, 2021 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33870915

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether the effect of a flexible ICU visiting policy that includes flexible visitation plus visitor education on anxiety symptoms of family members is mediated by satisfaction and involvement in patient care. DESIGN: We embedded a multivariable path mediation analysis within a cluster-randomized crossover trial as a secondary analysis of The ICU Visits Study (ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT02932358). SETTING: Thirty-six medical-surgical ICUs in Brazil. PATIENTS: Closest relatives of adult ICU patients. INTERVENTIONS: Flexible visitation (12 hr/d) supported by family education or usual restricted visitation (median, 1.5 hr/d). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Overall, 863 family members were assessed (mean age, 44.7 yr; women, 70.1%). Compared with the restricted visitation (n = 436), flexible visitation (n = 427) resulted in better mean anxiety scores (6.1 vs 7.8; mean difference, -1.78 [95% CI, -2.31 to -1.22]), as well as higher standardized scores of satisfaction (67% [95% CI, 55-79]) and involvement in patient care (77% [95% CI, 64-89]). The mediated effect of flexible visitation on mean anxiety scores through each incremental sd of satisfaction and involvement in patient care were -0.47 (95% CI, -0.68 to -0.24) and 0.29 (95% CI, 0.04-0.54), respectively. Upon exploratory analyses, emotional support, helping the ICU staff to understand patient needs, helping the patient to interpret ICU staff instructions, and patient reorientation were the domains of involvement in patient care associated with increased anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: A flexible ICU visiting policy reduces anxiety symptoms among family members and appears to work by increasing satisfaction. However, increased participation in some activities of patient care as a result of flexible visitation was associated with higher severity of anxiety symptoms.


Subject(s)
Anxiety/etiology , Family/psychology , Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data , Visitors to Patients/psychology , Adult , Anxiety/prevention & control , Anxiety/psychology , Brazil , Cluster Analysis , Female , Humans , Intensive Care Units/organization & administration , Male , Middle Aged , Psychometrics/instrumentation , Psychometrics/methods , Visitors to Patients/statistics & numerical data
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Conscientiae saúde (Impr.) ; 20(1): [e18967], abr. 2021.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1223343

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Introdução: O envelhecimento cursa com alterações funcionais que predispõe o idoso à perda funcional, que associada ao processo de institucionalização é potencializada. Objetivo: Avaliar o nível de incapacidade funcional de idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência em Maceió (AL). Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado com os idosos residentes nas nove instituições da cidade de Maceió. Foram coletados dados socioeconômicos e demográficos e realizada a avaliação da capacidade funcional através do índice de Katz. Resultados: A amostra final foi de 270 indivíduos. A média de idade foi de 78,9 anos, com predomínio do sexo feminino e baixo nível de escolaridade. A análise estatística evidenciou associação significativa entre uso de bengala/muleta (p <0,01), síndrome do imobilismo (p <0,01), menor frequência de visitas (p <0,01) e menor circunferência da panturrilha (p <0,01). Conclusão: Este estudo permite concluir que há um alto déficit funcional, diminuição da circunferência da panturrilha, apresentar imobilismo, receber menos visitas e usar bengala/muleta mostraram associação direta com maiores déficits.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Functional Status , Homes for the Aged , Institutionalization , Orthopedic Equipment , Social Behavior , Visitors to Patients , Cross-Sectional Studies , Bedridden Persons , Physical Functional Performance
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HERD ; 13(2): 234-242, 2020 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31597490

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OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of single-bed versus multibed room intensive care units (ICU) architectural designs on the stress and burnout of ICU staff and on the stress and satisfaction of family visitors. BACKGROUND: There are countless architectural variations among ICUs, but all involve single-bed or multibed rooms. Although it is well known that ICU design affects important patient outcomes, the effect of ICU design on family and staff has been insufficiently studied. METHODS: Among ICU staff and family visitors, stress was evaluated with Lipp's Inventory of Stress Symptoms. ICU staff burnout was evaluated with the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Family visitor satisfaction was evaluated with Molter's Critical Care Family Needs Inventory. RESULTS: Among 156 ICU professionals who were interviewed, similar burnout rates were observed between ICU staff who worked single-bed versus multibed rooms. However, stress reported by ICU staff within the previous 24 hr was higher among the ICU staff who worked in single-bed rooms (14.3% vs. 4.7%, p = .04). Among 176 family visitors who were interviewed, a similar level of stress was reported by family members who visited patients in single-bed or multibed rooms. However, the satisfaction of family members visiting patients in single-bed rooms was higher (96.0% vs. 84.6%, p = .02). CONCLUSIONS: Single-bed ICU design was associated with greater satisfaction of family visitors yet with higher levels of stress for ICU staff. Meanwhile, similar burnout levels were observed for ICU staff who worked in single-bed or multibed rooms.


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Burnout, Professional/epidemiology , Intensive Care Units , Medical Staff, Hospital/psychology , Patients' Rooms/standards , Adult , Brazil , Cancer Care Facilities , Family/psychology , Humans , Occupational Stress/epidemiology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Visitors to Patients/psychology
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Arq Neuropsiquiatr ; 77(11): 782-791, 2019 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31826134

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INTRODUCTION: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease without a cure, but multidisciplinary treatment can maintain the quality of life (QOL) of persons with ALS (PALS). Despite health professionals possibly being affected by ALS in their care roles, little is known about the impact of ALS care on these professionals. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of interactions between PALS and Nursing/Psychology students. METHODS: Over 12 weeks, 16 student pairs performed weekly 60-minute home visits to 16 PALS. Instruments used for analyses were the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire for the PALS; and the Draw-a-Person test and the Desiderative Questionnaire for the students. All instruments were applied twice: at the beginning (pre-first visit) and at the end of the study (post-12 visits). RESULTS: After 12 weeks, there was not a significant change in total QOL or its five domains (existential wellbeing, physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, physical symptoms, and support). Existential wellbeing/support domains contributed most to the QOL of the PALS (pre-first visit and post-12 visits). Students showed anxiety/impulsivity but preserved adequacy to reality, logical thinking and global perception with regard to the PALS. We found that students were psychologically fragile in some subgroups/moments. CONCLUSIONS: Students' visits to PALS may contribute to the maintenance of the QOL of the patients. Additionally, visits, with psychological support for the students, seem safe and could contribute to the students' psychological maturation as health professionals. Additional psychological support may be necessary for some students in fragile subgroups/moments.


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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/psychology , Psychology , Quality of Life/psychology , Students, Nursing/psychology , Students/psychology , Visitors to Patients/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Brazil , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Sex Factors , Statistics, Nonparametric , Surveys and Questionnaires , Time Factors , Young Adult
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Rev Bras Enferm ; 72(suppl 3): 243-250, 2019 Dec.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31851260

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OBJECTIVE: to identify and to analyze the support systems used by family members for the adaptation process to the child's hospitalization in the intensive care unit. METHOD: qualitative research, conducted in a hospital located in the Southern Brazil. Data were collected between June and July 2017, through semi-structured interviews with family members of hospitalized children. The adaptation model and thematic analysis were used for data processing. RESULTS: four themes emerged: family and friends as a support system; the family members of other hospitalized children as a support system; spirituality as a support system; health team as a support system. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: identifying the support systems used in the process of family adaptation and their manifestations of interdependence was possible. The need of the nurses to intensify the listening to strengthen the support system of the family members of the children hospitalized in the unit studied.


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Family/psychology , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/statistics & numerical data , Social Support , Adolescent , Adult , Brazil , Female , Humans , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/organization & administration , Male , Professional-Family Relations , Qualitative Research , Visitors to Patients/psychology , Visitors to Patients/statistics & numerical data
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