Messages from relatives of patients in coma: hope as common element

• Autor(a) principal: Puggina,Ana Cláudia Giesbrecht
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Silva,Maria Júlia Paes da, Araújo,Monica Martins Trovo de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002008000200003
• topic: Intensive care unit; Hospitalized patients; Family; Coma

OBJECTIVE: Identifying common meanings in messages from relatives of patients in coma who had been admitted into intensive care units. METHODS: Descriptive study, qualitatively analyzing 30 messages from families of critical state patients. RESULTS: Seven categories emerged: search for spiritual support to overcome difficulties; the necessity of expressing one's feelings; the wish for the patients to return to family life; patients should not worry about external events; family is concerned with reporting the visits, reaffirming that the patient is not alone; concerns about the patient's recovery; memories about daily life and news from home. CONCLUSIONS: Feelings and concerns emerged, along with a universal feeling: hope. This was a part of all categories; hope not only about a cure, but also in adaptation.