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Existing as a being-with-heart-disease-who-developed-pressure-wounds: an understanding based on Martin Heidegger
Aurilene Lima da Silva1, Lúcia de Fátima da Silva2, Maria Sinara Farias3
1Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Objective:
To understand, using Martin Heidegger's phenomenological framework, the Being who experiences a heart disease and develops a pressure injury.
Method:
Qualitative, phenomenological study using Martin Heidegger's theoretical-philosophical-methodological framework. Nine participants were interviewed at their residences, from October to December 2015, Ceará.
Results:
Six meaning units were revealed: experiencing difficulties; dealing with the treatment of pressure wounds; not knowing the cardiac disease; being supported by family and friends; experiencing changes caused by disease; and maintaining faith in God. These Daily life was apprehended in an inauthentic life, chatter, curiosity, and ambivalence. Imprisoned to the vigor of having been, they live in anguish, supported by the faith in God and being-with-others in a movement of attentiveness.
Conclusion:
The phenomenon interferes with patients and families' daily lives rendering them vulnerable. There is a need for nursing to reflect on this experience and incorporate care that reaches human existence.
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