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Family caregivers: what do they need? An integrative review
Carla Sílvia Fernandes1, Margareth Angelo2
1Escola Superior de Enfermagem Santa Maria, Porto, Portugal.
Objective:
Aimed to identify the main needs expressed by family caregivers in caring for adependent person.
Method:
An integrative review of the literature in the period between 2010 and 2015 using specific search engine tools in the EBSCO and SCOPUSdatabases.
Results:
11 articles were selected, and the analysis of the scientific evidence obtained allowed for organizing the results into five thematic areas:transition into care, being responsible for everything, the importance of support, access to formal support, communication and informationprocesses.
Conclusion:
The results showed that caregivers have many needs in different areas, which should be addressed in nursing interventions.
Objetivo:
Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar quais as principais necessidades manifestadas pelo cuidador familiar no cuidado à pessoa dependente.
MéTodo:
Realizou-se uma revisão integrativa da literatura no período entre 2010 e 2015 com o recurso de instrumentos de busca específicos, nas bases de dados EBSCO e SCOPUS.
Resultados:
Foram selecionados 11 artigos A análise da evidência científica obtida permitiu organizar os resultados em cinco áreas temáticas: a transição para o cuidar, o ser responsável por tudo, a importância do suporte, o acesso aos apoios formais, a comunicação e a informação na tomada de decisão.
ConclusãO:
Os resultados demonstram que o cuidador apresenta inúmeras necessidades em áreas distintas,as quais devem ser abordadasnas intervenções de enfermagem.
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