Comfort as a result of nursing care: an integrative review

Ponte, Keila Maria de Azevedo; Silva, Lúcia de Fátima da

doi:10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2603-2614

Cited by 13 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 4 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Literature considers comfort as one of the centers of this intentional evaluation, which leads nursing professional to constantly attempt to satisfy the basic needs of the individual and promote comfort. The fact that comfort is an individual experience related to the way each subject experiences and interprets situations, providing maximum comfort to individuals is a challenge difficult to achieve 12 , 27 . And this is true not only for caregivers of cancer patient.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to a Theory of Comfort created in 1991 12 , comfort comprises four contexts of human needs: physical comfort refer to bodily sensations (such as pain); psycho-spiritual comfort relates to internal self-awareness (such as faith, self-esteem and sexuality); socio-cultural comfort relates to interpersonal relationships (such as relationship with family, financial issues and relationship with the health team); and environmental comfort relates to external surroundings (such as lighting, odor and temperature) 12 - 13 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Comfort level of caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care

Gayoso

Avila

Silva³

et al. 2018

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective:To verify the association between the level of comfort of the caregiver and socio-demographic variables related to caregiving, and the patient’s functional status and symptoms. Method:Cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic intentional sample. The instruments Palliative Performance Scale (score 0 to 100%), Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (symptom scores from zero to ten) and Holistic Comfort Questionnaire (total score ranging from 49 to 294 and mean score from 1 to 6) were used. The relationship between comfort scores and independent variables was calculated by multiple linear regression. Results:Fifty informal caregivers participated in the study - 80% were female, 32% were 60 years old or older, 36% were children of the patient, 58% had paid work and 60% did not have help in the care. The mean overall comfort was 4.52 points. A better functional status of the patients was associated with higher levels of comfort of the caregivers. Older caregivers who received helped in the care activities presented higher comfort scores. Conclusion:The level of comfort of caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care was associated with socio-demographic variables and patients’ functional status and symptoms.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comfort level of caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care

Gayoso

Avila

Silva³

et al. 2018

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…É uma necessidade do ser humano, principalmente frente ao processo de adoecimento. Pode ter vários significados na prática da Enfermagem: estado de alívio, harmonia, encorajamento ou consolo, sensação de bem-estar e alívio da dor e da ansiedade, sensação de segurança, controle e relaxamento, entre outros (Mussi, 1996;Ponte, Silva, 2015).O conforto também é visto como um dos aspectos centrais do cuidado de Enfermagem. Relaciona-se a sentimentos, emoções, a tudo aquilo que está adequado e adaptado, que está ajustado e apropriado, que consola e é conveniente e oportuno (Schmid, 2005).…”

Section: Referencial Teóricounclassified

“…A compreensão do conceito de conforto é de tal forma relevante para a Enfermagem que a teorista contemporânea Katherine Kolcaba dedicou-se a elucidálo (Ponte, Silva, 2015 (Silva, 2008).…”

Section: Método 60unclassified

“…As pessoas com doenças crônicas progressivas, que ameaçam a continuidade da vida, e suas famílias são muitas vezes expostas ao sofrimento gerado pela própria doença, tratamento ou condição, o que pode induzir à percepção de desconforto, daí a necessidade de promover o maior conforto possível (Ponte, Silva, 2015;Mendes et al, 2016). Frente à relevância de promover o maior conforto possível em contextos de sofrimento, a teoria do conforto de Kolcaba foi adotada nesta investigação como referencial que fundamenta o cuidado de Enfermagem prestado no contexto dos CP.…”

Section: Método 60unclassified

See 1 more Smart Citation

Conhecimento e autoeficácia em cuidados paliativos dos enfermeiros da Atenção Primária à Saúde

Spineli¹

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ways and means to comfort people at the end of life: how is the nurse a privileged player in this process?

Pereira

Sousa

2023

Palliat�Care

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Comfort is a necessity throughout life, and it is a key element in the practice of nursing care for the patient at the end of life. A particular human need and a state related to the experience and culture of the person at the end of life constitute the target of attention and nursing intervention, being a very relevant indicator of the quality of health care. This article is part of a doctoral study in the field of comfort in a palliative care unit, and these are some of the partial results that emerged. Objectives: To understand the ways and means of comfort perceived by the person at the end-of-life hospitalized in a palliative care unit, their family, and health staff as well as the value of the nurse in this process. Design: Qualitative study using an ethnographic approach. Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with 18 patients at the end of life and their matched significant family members (18) and 21 health professionals. We also conducted participant observation of care situations. Results/Discussion: The ways and means of providing comfort are centered on strategies developed by the entire multidisciplinary team. During this whole process, one of the categories that emerged from the ethnography was the nurse as a privileged player, representing an absolutely essential role in all phases. The results revealed that nurses play a very important role in end-of-life comfort, which is based on a predisposition for end-of-life care (active listening, empathy, congruence, and biographical narrative) and focused attention (global care, attention to detail, family support, and opposition to therapeutic obstinacy). Conclusions: The different ways and means of providing comfort aim to increase care, relieve, and invest in potential different forms of comfort and nurses are recognized by all those involved in this process as someone essential to providing comfort care.

show abstract

Comfort as a result of nursing care: an integrative review

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Comfort level of caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care

Comfort level of caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care

Conhecimento e autoeficácia em cuidados paliativos dos enfermeiros da Atenção Primária à Saúde

Ways and means to comfort people at the end of life: how is the nurse a privileged player in this process?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About