Coping strategies used during treatment by patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Objectives: to know the difficulties experienced and the actions undertaken by hospital nursing workers in the process of functional readaptation by illness. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, conducted in a teaching hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with 16 workers, through semi-structured individual interviews. Data were collected from September to November 2018, analyzed according to thematic content analysis and the Socio-Humanist Theory theoretical framework. Results: at the personal level, the difficulties focused on the ignorance of the process, adaptation to a new sector, financial impact, difficulty in accepting the new condition and feeling of guilt and uselessness by labor restrictions. In the organizational scope, they were the lack of and need for personnel training, overload, inadequate infrastructure and collections, monitoring, monitoring and institutional care. In the context of interpersonal relationships, because they do not feel well received, competitive environment, lack of team acceptance, high number of attested, lack of understanding, dialogue, empathy of co-workers. The actions undertaken were seeking help from health professionals, co-workers, complementary and spiritual therapies, development of self-acceptance and construction of new bonds outside of work. Conclusion: difficulties permeate an internal process for workers, changes in personal life, relational challenges with peers and the institution. The actions of search for professional, spiritual and other support of other people are important in the process of self-acceptance, management of physical and/or psychic signs and symptoms and improvement of quality of life.

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Nursing Hospital Workers Facing Functional Readaptation by Illness: Difficulties Experienced and Actions Undertaken

Vasconcelos¹,

Beck²,

Silva³

et al. 2021

Guidelines for the Self-Management of People Subjected to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations

Mendes,

Chagas,

Dutra

et al. 2023

Objective: to know meanings and demands for the self-management of home-based care for Hematopoietic Stem Cell transplant recipients and to discuss these demands with nurses, aiming at proposing guidelines. Method: a qualitative study based on the convergent care research study developed between December 2020 and August 2021 in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Service from Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais, carried out in two stages: semi-structured interview and small group discussion. 17 people participated in the study: 12 transplanted individuals and five nurses. Data analysis was supported by the Iramuteq software and by the synthesis and theorization proposed by convergent care research. Results: in Stage 1, performed with transplanted patients, six classes emerged that were interpreted in four subcorpuses and pointed out the meanings and demands for self-management. In Stage 2, performed with nurses, the demands found in Stage 1 were submitted to reflection in the discussion group and ratified. Based on the findings, the guidelines to meet the health self-management demands of transplanted people were as follows: professional monitoring, adherence to the treatment, maintenance of the prescribed care measures, search for guidelines and information, implications of the diagnosis, restoration of immunity, inclusion in the job market, physical limitations, and changes in everyday habits. Conclusion: the guidelines proposed reflect the understanding of the needs experienced for an individual to adapt to the health/disease process in the post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation phase, and express the importance of carrying out strategies that promote self-management.

Diretrizes Para O Autogerenciamento De Pessoas Submetidas Ao Transplante De Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas

Mendes,

Chagas,

Dutra

et al. 2023

RESUMO: Objetivo: conhecer significados e demandas para o autogerenciamento dos cuidados em domicílio de transplantados de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas e discutir com enfermeiros essas demandas, visando à proposição de diretrizes. Método: estudo qualitativo baseado na pesquisa convergente assistencial desenvolvido entre dezembro de 2020 a agosto de 2021 em um Serviço de Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas em Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais, realizado em duas etapas: entrevista semiestruturada e pequeno grupo de discussão. Participaram 17 pessoas, sendo 12 transplantados e cinco enfermeiros. A análise dos dados foi apoiada pelo software Iramuteq e pela síntese e teorização proposta pela pesquisa convergente assistencial. Resultados: na Etapa 1 realizada com transplantados, emergiram seis classes que foram interpretadas em quatro subcorpus, e apontaram os significados e as demandas para o autogerenciamento. Na Etapa 2, realizada com enfermeiros, as demandas encontradas na Etapa 1 foram refletidas no grupo de discussão e ratificadas. Com base nos achados as diretrizes para atender às demandas de autogerenciamento à saúde de pessoas transplantadas foram: acompanhamento profissional, adesão ao tratamento, manutenção dos cuidados prescritos, busca por orientações e informações, implicações do diagnóstico, restabelecimento da imunidade, inserção no mercado de trabalho, limitações físicas, e mudanças de hábitos cotidianos. Conclusão: as diretrizes propostas refletem a compreensão das necessidades vivenciadas para a adaptação do indivíduo ao processo de saúde/doença na fase pós- Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas e expressa à importância da realização de estratégias promotoras ao autogerenciamento.