Influencia del ámbito, rural o urbano, en la percepción de los apoyos y las necesidades de las personas cuidadoras en el hospital / Influence of environment, rural or urban, in the perception of the supports and needs of caregivers in hospitals

Fundamento. Tras implementar un Plan Funcional con medidas de apoyo a personas cuidadoras en dos hospitales de Granada, se analizan la eficacia y el efecto del medio en la percepción y las necesidades de la persona cuidadora. Material y método. Se realizó un estudio cualitativo, fenomenológico, a través de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. Participaron 45 personas cuidadoras incluidas en el Plan Funcional. Se midieron además apoyo social percibido, función familiar y nivel de ansiedad mediante los cuestionarios Duke-unc, Apgar familiar y Escala de Goldberg, respectivamente. El análisis de los datos cualitativos se llevó a cabo mediante codificación abierta, axial y selectiva, y los cuestionarios mediante estadística descriptiva .Resultado. Las personas cuidadoras del ámbito urbano valoraron más los apoyos que les facilitaban la vida en el hospital y los apoyos sociales para el domicilio y las del ámbito rural los apoyos hospitalarios orientados a educación en cuidados para cuando estuviesen en su domicilio, todos ellos vinculados a la personalización de cuidados. Las alteraciones personales por el cuidado están presentes en ambos ámbitos aunque difieren en las repercusiones psíquicas y en el tipo de fármacos y su consumo. Existen diferencias en cuanto a los apoyos necesarios y las dificultades encontradas. Conclusiones. El ámbito donde habitualmente viven las personas cuidadoras condiciona sus percepciones del cuidado y algunas de sus necesidades en el hospital. Se deberán revisar las medidas del Plan Funcional cuestionadas, redefinir algunas prioridades e incluir medidas adicionales en función de la situación familiar de las personas cuidadoras (AU)

Background. After the Functional Plan was implemented with support measures for caregivers in hospitals of Granada (Spain), the effectiveness and impact of environment on the perception and needs of caregivers was analysed. Materials and methods. A qualitative, phenomenological study was made through semi-structured interviews. A total of 45 caregivers included in the Functional Plan participated. In addition, perceived social support, family functioning, and the anxiety level was measured, respectively, through the Duke-UNC, Apgar Family, and Goldberg Scale questionnaires. The data were qualitatively analysed by open, axial, and selective coding, and the questionnaires by descriptive statistics. Results. The caregivers of the urban setting valued more the support that made their life easier in the hospital and the social support at home, while caregivers in rural settings valued the hospital support oriented towards education in care for life after returning home, all linked to the personalization of care. The personal disturbances due to care occurred in all the settings, although differences appeared in psychic repercussions and in the type of drugs and their consumption. There were differences in terms of support needed and the difficulties encountered. Conclusions. The setting where caregivers live determine their perceptions of the care and some of their needs in the hospital. The measures questioned in the Functional Plan should be reviewed and some priorities should be redefined, including additional measures, depending on the family situation of the caregivers (AU)

[Influence of rural or urban environment on perception of the supports and needs of caregivers in hospitals]. / Influencia del ámbito, rural o urbano, en la percepción de los apoyos y las necesidades de las personas cuidadoras en el hospital.

BACKGROUND: After the Functional Plan was implemented with support measures for caregivers in hospitals of Granada (Spain), the effectiveness and impact of environment on the perception and needs of caregivers was analysed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A qualitative, phenomenological study was made through semi-structured interviews. A total of 45 caregivers included in the Functional Plan took part. In addition, perceived social support, family functioning, and anxiety level were measured, respectively, through the Duke-UNC, Apgar Family, and Goldberg Scale questionnaires. The data were qualitatively analysed by open, axial, and selective coding, and the questionnaires by descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The caregivers of the urban setting valued the support that made their life easier in hospital and the social support received at home more highly, while caregivers in rural settings valued hospital support oriented towards education in care for life after returning home, all linked to the personalization of care. Personal disturbances due to care occurred in all settings, although differences appeared in psychic repercussions and in the type of drugs and their consumption. There were differences in terms of support needed and the difficulties encountered. CONCLUSIONS: The setting where caregivers live determines their perceptions of care and some of their needs in the hospital. The measures questioned in the Functional Plan should be reviewed and some priorities should be redefined, including additional measures, depending on the family situation of the caregivers.

[Nursing professionals' reading habits; a study in a hospital in Granada]. / Hábitos de lectura en enfermería: estudio en un hospital de granada.

In all the hospital library standards, as well as in the existing Accreditation Norms for hospitals, a section is included which cites the distinct professionals who work at the institution which the library services must attend to provide for their scientific information needs. Among the sanitary collectives, nursing professionals are explicitly listed. Nonetheless, since the creation of hospital library services in Spain, many librarians have noticed that the nursing professionals, which compose the most numerous group in a hospital, have a very low library visitation rate in relationship to other collectives such as doctors in particular. Desiring to have objective data regarding library use, and not merely perceptions, the authors planned out a study in a large, 1.200 bed, hospital where more than 1.000 professionals comprise the nursing staff. The authors wanted to verify the nursing staff's needs for scientific information, their habits regarding their scientific information needs, and the possible difficulties which they encounter trying to acquire this type of information; furthermore, the authors wanted to know the nursing professionals' attitude towards this issue.

Hábitos de lectura en Enfermería. Estudio en un hospital de Granada / Nursing professionals´ reading habits; a study in a hospital in Granada

En todos los estándares de bibliotecas de hospital, asf como en las Normas de Acreditación de hospitales existentes, figura un apartado en el que se citan los distintos profesionales de la institución a los que hay que atender en sus necesidades de información cientffica. Entre los colectivos sanitarios figura explfcitamente el de enfermería. Sin embargo, muchos bibliotecarios perciben desde la creación de las bibliotecas hospitalarias en España que, con relación a otros colectivos (el de médicos en concreto), el personal de enfermería, siendo el más numeroso en el hospital, tiene una incidencia de visitas ala biblioteca muy baja. Queriendo tener datos objetivos al respecto, yno simples percepciones, se ha planteado un estudio en un gran hospital (1.200 camas) donde el colectivo de enfermerfa está compuesto por mas de 1.000 profesionales. Hemos querido averiguar sus necesidades de información cientffica, sus hábitos al respecto, y las posibles dificultades que pudieran tener en la consecución de este tipo de información, asf como su actitud en este tema

In all the hospitallibrarystandards, as well as in the existing Accreditation Norms for hospitals, a section is included which cites the distinct professionals who work at the institution which the library services must attend to provide for their scientific informarían needs. Amongthe sanitary collectives, nursing professionals are explicitly listed. Nonetheless, since the crearían of hospital librar y services in Spain, many librarians have noticed that the nursing professionals, which composethe most numerous group inahospital, ha ve a very low librar y visitarían rafe in relationship to other collectives such as doctors in particular. Desiring to have objective data regarding library use, and not merely perceptions, theauthors planned out a study in a large, 1.200 bed, hospital wheremore than 1.000 professionals comprise the nursing staff. The authors wanted to verify the nursing staff's needs for scientific information, their habits regarding their scientific information needs, and the possible difficulties which they encounter trying to acquire this type of informartion; furthermore, the authors wanted to know the nursing professionals' attitude towards this issue