The meaning of quality of life for nursing caregivers in an intensive care unit for adults: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.2013374458463
Quality of life of nursing caregivers who work in the ICU has been the focus of several studies in recent decades. This studyaimed to identify the meaning of quality of life given by nursing caregivers working in ICUs for adults. This was a descriptiveexploratory study with a qualitative approach. T...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Centro Universitário São Camilo |
| Repositorio: | O Mundo da Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs3.revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br:article/418 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/418 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Qualidade de Vida. Cuidados de Enfermagem. Equipe de Enfermagem. Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Pesquisa Qualitativa. Quality of Life. Nursing Care. Nursing, Team. Intensive Care Units. Qualitative Research |
| Sumario: | Quality of life of nursing caregivers who work in the ICU has been the focus of several studies in recent decades. This studyaimed to identify the meaning of quality of life given by nursing caregivers working in ICUs for adults. This was a descriptiveexploratory study with a qualitative approach. There were five central themes that gave direction to the meaning ofquality of life: QOL as biopsychosociospiritual welfare; time for family and social life; QOL related to leisure; professionalachievement as a source of QOL; and financial stability. The findings suggest that the meaning of quality of life is subjective,because it depends on the importance of the factors that nursing caregivers attaches to their life, such as those related topersonal needs, resources and training materials for their job performance and professional achievement, as well as beingvalued by means of economic stability. |
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