Bem-vindo ao lar: dificuldades dos cuidadores de bebês nascidos prematuramente após a alta hospitalar

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro de Sousa Bomfim, Thayane Cristine
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Duarte Rocha, Adriana, Machado, Ana Beatriz Souza
• 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/1308
• topic: alta do paciente; recém-nascido prematuro; unidades de terapia intensiva neonatal; Patient discharge; premature infants; neonatal intensive care unit; Alta del paciente; bebés prematuros; Unidad de cuidado intensivo neonatal

Objective: To identify the difficulties of caregivers after hospital discharge from the Neonatal ICU. Methodology: Research with a quantitative approach, transversal type of descriptive and exploratory character. Developed in the follow-up/Follow-up clinic of a tertiary hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The research volunteers were parents or caregivers of preterm infants with a gestational age of less than 37 weeks and who had at least fifteen days of hospitalization. Data were collected through an interview during first follow-up appointment, carried out after one week of discharge. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. Results: 15 caregivers were included in the study. Among the guidelines that were not received, warning signs (70.6%), bottle cleaning (52.9%) and pacifier use (52.9%) stand out. When relating the length of stay in the NICU with the guidelines received, we see that caregivers whose newborns spend less time in the NICU end up having less guidance on temperature care, hygiene care and warning signs. Conclusion: The results presented here showed that the arrival of the family at home with the baby represents a break with the world of hospitalization and generates experiences specific to the home context. Descriptor: Patient discharge; premature infants; neonatal intensive care unit