Larissa de Carli Coppetti

Caring ability of family caregivers of patients on cancer treatment: associated factors

* Artículo parte de la disertación de maestría “Care skill of family caregivers of patients in oncological treatment and its relation to overloading, stress and coping”, presentada en lo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 2 Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. 3 Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 4 Faculdade Integrada de Santa Maria, Departamento de Administração e Gestão Comercial, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. Habilidad del cuidado en los cuidadores familiares de pacientes en tratamiento oncológico: factores asociados*ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between the caring ability of family caregivers of patients on cancer treatment with the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients, as well as the sociodemographic characteristics of the caregivers and of the care provided. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 132 family caregivers of patients on cancer treatment whose data were collected through the Brazilian version of the Caring Ability Inventory and questionnaires characterizing patients, caregivers and the care provided. Student’s t, Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis tests were used at the significance level ≤5%. Results: Patients’ age was significantly associated with overall caring ability (p = 0.002) and the caregiver’s dimensions courage (p = 0.006) and patience (p = 0.009). Caregivers’ education was associated with overall caring ability (p = 0.028) and the dimensions courage (p = 0.008) and patience (p = 0.045). Marital status was associated with the overall caring ability (p = 0.020); and the patience dimension (p = 0.045) and the time providing care with the patience dimension (p = 0.027). Conclusion: Caregivers of elderly patients who have higher schooling and do not have a partner demonstrate greater caring ability.

Vídeo educativo como recurso para educação em saúde a pessoas com colostomia e familiares

Objective To know the perceptions of participants in a support group for people with colostomy on the use of video as a resource for health education. Method Qualitative research with 16 participants in a support group for people with colostomy in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected in April and May of 2016, through a focus group, and subjected to the thematic analysis proposed by Minayo. Results The results led to three categories: care and self-care are learned alone: the lived reality; health education and learning through educational video: perceived opportunities; the singularities of the educational video from the viewpoint of people with colostomy and their families. Conclusion The scarcity of guidelines retards independence and hinders autonomy in care and self-care. The audio-visual technology applied in this study complements the educational guidelines, and can enable changes and the opportunity to rethink pedagogical nursing practices.

Considerações de pacientes no perioperatório de cirurgia cardíaca referentes às orientações recebidas do enfermeiro

Estudo descritivo, qualitativo, com objetivo de identificar e analisar, sob a otica de pacientes submetidos a cirurgia cardiaca, as orientacoesrealizadas pelo enfermeiro no pre-operatorio e se estas contribuem para minimizar o estresse e demais sentimentos vivenciados por eles noperioperatorio. Avaliaram-se 11 individuos em pos-operatorio de cirurgia cardiaca internados em clinica cardiologica de hospital porte IV do RioGrande do Sul. Os dados foram coletados de maio a junho de 2013, por meio de formulario de dados clinico-sociodemograficos e entrevistasemiestruturada. Observaram-se aspectos de pesquisa com pessoas, projeto aprovado por comite de etica, parecer no 247.142. Da analise dosresultados, conforme preceitos da analise de conteudo, emergiram duas categorias analiticas e seis subcategorias, que versam sobre orientacoesdo enfermeiro no pre-operatorio e relevância destas na percepcao dos pesquisados. Concluiu-se que o enfermeiro contribui para a minimizacaodo estresse e demais sentimentos vivenciados pelos pacientes no perioperatorio.(AU) This is a descriptive and qualitative study that aims to identify and analyze the feedback from patients in the perioperative period of cardiacsurgery on the guidance provided by the nursing team and if such information contributes to minimize their stress. Eleven patients hospitalized inthe cardiology clinic of a large hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul participated in the research. Data were collected from May to June 2013through clinical and socio demographic forms, as well as semi-structured interviews. Once the participants´ characteristics were ascertained, theproject was approved by the ethics committee under protocol No. 247.142. The analysis of the results revealed two categories and six subcategories.The authors concluded that nurses contribute to minimize stress levels in patients during the perioperative period.(AU) Estudio cualitativo descriptivo realizado con el objeto de identificar y analizar, desde la perspectiva de los pacientes de cirugia cardiaca, las instruccionesdadas por los enfermeros en el preoperatorio y si estas contribuyen a minimizar el estres y otros sentimientos en el periodo perioperatorio. Fueronevaluados 11 pacientes en el postoperatorio de cirugia cardiaca internados en la clinica cardiologica de un hospital clasificado como de tamanoIV del Estado de Rio Grande do Sul. Los datos fueron recogidos entre mayo y junio de 2013 en un formulario de datos clinicos - sociodemograficosy en una entrevista semiestructurada. Se respetaron las normas de investigacion con personas y el proyecto fue aprobado por el comite de eticabajo el N o 247.142. Los resultados del analisis de contenido permitieron identificar dos categorias analiticas y seis subcategorias, que se refieren a lasinstrucciones de los enfermeros en el preoperatorio y a su importancia para los pacientes entrevistados. Llegamos a la conclusion que los enfermeroscontribuyen a minimizar el estres, entre otros sentimientos, de los pacientes en el periodo perioperatorio.(AU)