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Humanitude in the humanization of elderly care: experience reports in a health service
Rosa Cândida Carvalho Pereira de Melo1, Paulo Jorge Costa1, Liliana Vanessa Lúcio Henriques1
1Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra. Coimbra, Portugal.
Objective:
To describe the experience in the implementation of the Humanitude Care Methodology (MCH) in the humanization of care for the elderly.
Methodology:
This is an experience report about the implementation of the MCH, in a Health Service in Portugal, with capacity for 30 elderly people, most of them having cognitive alterations.
Results:
The implementation of the MCH has shown positive results in the humanization of care for the elderly, namely in the reduction of agitation behaviors and better acceptance of care. There was a change in organizational culture, more focused on the person and on the humanization of care.
Conclusion:
The results reflect the need to introduce innovative care methodologies in the training of health professionals, with a focus on interaction, for a professionalized relational care that dignifies the person cared for and the care giver.
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