Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period
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Resumo: | his study aimed to identify the perceptions of hospital nurses about the concept of comfort and discomfort that affect the elderly in the postoperative period. Exploratory, descriptive research, conducted in May and June 2014, with 30 nurses from a university hospital in Natal, RN, Brazil. It was used a questionnaire based on Kolcaba’s theory of holistic comfort. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Nurses (96.7%) conceptualized comfort as well-being. In the four contexts, physical, environmental, socio-cultural and psycho-spiritual, two or more discomforts were observed by more than 50% of the nurses. Pain (100%), excessive noise (56.7%), feeling of displacement of their home environment (76.7%) and anxiety (93.3%) were more frequent. The nurses identified discomforts that affect the elderly during postoperative period in the several contexts studied, with greater emphasis on physical discomforts, especially pain. The perception of the nurses surveyed about the concept of comfort demonstrates synonymy with well-being. |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative periodAgedSurgical ProceduresOperativePalliative CareIntensive CareNursing.his study aimed to identify the perceptions of hospital nurses about the concept of comfort and discomfort that affect the elderly in the postoperative period. Exploratory, descriptive research, conducted in May and June 2014, with 30 nurses from a university hospital in Natal, RN, Brazil. It was used a questionnaire based on Kolcaba’s theory of holistic comfort. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Nurses (96.7%) conceptualized comfort as well-being. In the four contexts, physical, environmental, socio-cultural and psycho-spiritual, two or more discomforts were observed by more than 50% of the nurses. Pain (100%), excessive noise (56.7%), feeling of displacement of their home environment (76.7%) and anxiety (93.3%) were more frequent. The nurses identified discomforts that affect the elderly during postoperative period in the several contexts studied, with greater emphasis on physical discomforts, especially pain. The perception of the nurses surveyed about the concept of comfort demonstrates synonymy with well-being.Universidade Federal do Ceará2014-10-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/325810.15253/2175-6783.2014000500014Rev Rene; Vol 15 No 5 (2014)Rev Rene; v. 15 n. 5 (2014)2175-67831517-3852reponame:Rev Rene (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCenghttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3258/pdfCopyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMedeiros, Rosemary Álvares deEnders, Bertha CruzDantas, Dândara Nayara AzevêdoLira, Ana Luisa Brandão de CarvalhoCoura, Alexsandro SilvaGalvão, Ana Cristina Araújo de Andrade2018-12-10T20:34:09Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/3258Revistahttp://periodicos.ufc.br/renePUBhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/oairene@ufc.br||2175-67831517-3852opendoar:2018-12-10T20:34:09Rev Rene (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period Medeiros, Rosemary Álvares de Aged Surgical Procedures Operative Palliative Care Intensive Care Nursing. |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Nurses’ perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period |
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Medeiros, Rosemary Álvares de |
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Medeiros, Rosemary Álvares de Enders, Bertha Cruz Dantas, Dândara Nayara Azevêdo Lira, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Coura, Alexsandro Silva Galvão, Ana Cristina Araújo de Andrade |
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author |
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Enders, Bertha Cruz Dantas, Dândara Nayara Azevêdo Lira, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Coura, Alexsandro Silva Galvão, Ana Cristina Araújo de Andrade |
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Medeiros, Rosemary Álvares de Enders, Bertha Cruz Dantas, Dândara Nayara Azevêdo Lira, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Coura, Alexsandro Silva Galvão, Ana Cristina Araújo de Andrade |
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Aged Surgical Procedures Operative Palliative Care Intensive Care Nursing. |
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Aged Surgical Procedures Operative Palliative Care Intensive Care Nursing. |
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his study aimed to identify the perceptions of hospital nurses about the concept of comfort and discomfort that affect the elderly in the postoperative period. Exploratory, descriptive research, conducted in May and June 2014, with 30 nurses from a university hospital in Natal, RN, Brazil. It was used a questionnaire based on Kolcaba’s theory of holistic comfort. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Nurses (96.7%) conceptualized comfort as well-being. In the four contexts, physical, environmental, socio-cultural and psycho-spiritual, two or more discomforts were observed by more than 50% of the nurses. Pain (100%), excessive noise (56.7%), feeling of displacement of their home environment (76.7%) and anxiety (93.3%) were more frequent. The nurses identified discomforts that affect the elderly during postoperative period in the several contexts studied, with greater emphasis on physical discomforts, especially pain. The perception of the nurses surveyed about the concept of comfort demonstrates synonymy with well-being. |
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