Objetivo: descrever a percepção do paciente submetido à terapia larval. Método: estudo qualitativo, exploratório-descritivo, tendo como técnica de coleta de dados e referencial metodológico a historia oral, na modalidade da história oral de vida. Participaram do estudo seis pacientes com feridas de difícil cicatrização, acompanhados pela comissão de curativos de um hospital escola em Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, submetidos à terapia larval. Resultados: os depoimentos dos pacientes/colaboradores apontam diversos valores, como crença, medo, aceitação, melhora da ferida e da dor. Revelaram que não há grande objeção e que o esclarecimento em relação ao tratamento instituído mostrou-se importante na decisão de aceitação. Conclusão: os sentimentos expressos pelos pacientes, como melhora da ferida, diminuição da dor e odor, otimização do processo de cicatrização, surgimento de centelhas de esperança quanto ao retorno à sua vida, dentre outros traduzem os benefícios da Terapia Larval (TL). Apesar do fervilhamento provocado pelo movimento do animal sobre a área acometida e da repulsa que causa a alguns profissionais e pessoas, a TL foi considerada maravilhosa, especialmente por sua eficácia na limpeza da ferida sem a necessidade de novos procedimentos invasivos como desbridamento cortante e cirúrgico.
Objective: to describe the perception of the patient undergoing larval therapy. Method: qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study, using oral history as a data collection technique and methodological framework, in the form of oral life history. Six patients with difficult-to-heal wounds participated in the study, followed by the dressing committee of a teaching hospital in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, undergoing larval therapy. Results: the testimonies of the patients/collaborators point to various values, such as belief, fear, acceptance, improvement of the wound and pain. They revealed that there is no major objection and that clarification regarding the treatment instituted proved to be important in the acceptance decision. Conclusion: the feelings expressed by the patients, such as improvement of the wound, reduction of pain and odor, optimization of the healing process, emergence of sparks of hope regarding the return to their life, among others, translate the benefits of Larval Therapy (LT). Despite the seizure caused by the animal’s movement over the affected area and the disgust it causes to some professionals and people, LT was considered wonderful, especially for its effectiveness in cleaning the wound without the need for new invasive procedures such as cutting and surgical debridement.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.