Welcoming to the family of neonates admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: an integrative literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Araújo, Crisley Ferraz
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Cunha, Juliana Xavier Pinheiro da, Mendes, Livia dos Santos, Biondo, Chrisne Santana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/1014
• topic: Família; Acolhimento; Unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal.; Family; Embracement; Neonatal intensive care unit.

Objective: to analyze the scientific evidence on the effects of the reception performed by the health team on family members of neonates admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Methodology: an integrative literature review was carried out in the LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF and grey literature databases, of articles published between 2010 and 2020, in English, Spanish and Portuguese and that addressed the study theme. Results: From the analysis of the nine selected articles, three categories were established for discussion: the benefits of welcoming the family at the NICU; obstacles to effective reception; and empathy guiding the welcoming. It was found that the reception performed by the health team generates benefits to the family, such as the relief of fears and anxieties, maintenance of the emotional bonds of the family member with newborns, participation in care and decision making. In addition, it makes the intensive care environment less hostile and threatening. Adequate communication allows the family member to approach the team and express their anxieties and empathetic and welcoming actions by health professionals make the hospitalization period for the family less painful. However, the unit's norms and routines, the professionals' work overload, in addition to the exclusive team's focus on the newborn, make the welcoming to the family not to take place properly. Conclusion: The reception performed by health professionals to families in the NICUs proved to be a beneficial factor for reducing negative feelings related to the neonate's hospitalization.