Thoughtful hug : an experience of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract: The presence of a family member contributes to safety of care, maintains the family bond and plays a vital role in health outcomes. As a precaution to the COVID-19 transmission, the ability to have a relative in the intensive care unit (ICU) was suspended, and the communication between the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório da Produção Científica e Intelectual da Unicamp |
| Idioma: | inglés portugués español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:https://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/:1436944 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12733/37067 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Artigo original Infecções por coronavírus Enfermagem familiar Unidades de terapia intensiva Abraço Coronavirus infections Family nursing Intensive care units Abraço atencioso |
| Sumario: | Abstract: The presence of a family member contributes to safety of care, maintains the family bond and plays a vital role in health outcomes. As a precaution to the COVID-19 transmission, the ability to have a relative in the intensive care unit (ICU) was suspended, and the communication between the patient and his family was interrupted. This study aimed to present the experience of the team with a nursing intervention entitled "Virtual Hug", implemented in a Brazilian public hospital ICU. A room was provided where the family could write letters in their own handwriting, deposit them in a box, and then they were read aloud to the patient by health professionals. This communication-focused intervention provided integral, humanized care, and became a tool of emotional support. It reduced the impact produced by disruption in the affective bond due to the need for isolation, corroborating with public policies of humanization and family nursing |
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