Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care

Objective: to analyze the comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients, identifying the variables associated with the difficulties for home care. Methods: cross-sectional study involving 50 caregivers of palliative care patients attended in the Family Health Strategy, using...

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Main Authors: Silmara Meneguin, Rafaela Ribeiro, Maria de Lourdes Silva Marques Ferreira
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-12-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6499
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Maria de Lourdes Silva Marques Ferreira
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description Objective: to analyze the comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients, identifying the variables associated with the difficulties for home care. Methods: cross-sectional study involving 50 caregivers of palliative care patients attended in the Family Health Strategy, using the General Comfort Questionnaire. Results: most caregivers were women (86.0%), with a mean age of 52 years, with partners (68.0%) and practicing some religion (72.0%). The comfort scores ranged between 202 and 263, with a median of 235. An inverse relation was verified between the General Comfort Questionnaire score and caregiver reports of some difficulty in care delivery to palliative care patients (OR=0.90; 95.0% CI 0.81-1.01).Conclusion: the comfort level of the palliative care patients’ caregivers was relatively good and was associated with the difficulties in home care.
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spelling doaj-art-d7c8b24965ab4c7396bfbc8c9d3a22ae2025-08-24T12:49:52ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-12-01176Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health careSilmara MeneguinRafaela RibeiroMaria de Lourdes Silva Marques FerreiraObjective: to analyze the comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients, identifying the variables associated with the difficulties for home care. Methods: cross-sectional study involving 50 caregivers of palliative care patients attended in the Family Health Strategy, using the General Comfort Questionnaire. Results: most caregivers were women (86.0%), with a mean age of 52 years, with partners (68.0%) and practicing some religion (72.0%). The comfort scores ranged between 202 and 263, with a median of 235. An inverse relation was verified between the General Comfort Questionnaire score and caregiver reports of some difficulty in care delivery to palliative care patients (OR=0.90; 95.0% CI 0.81-1.01).Conclusion: the comfort level of the palliative care patients’ caregivers was relatively good and was associated with the difficulties in home care.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6499Primary Health CareCaregiversPalliative CareNursing.
spellingShingle Silmara Meneguin
Rafaela Ribeiro
Maria de Lourdes Silva Marques Ferreira
Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
Rev Rene
Primary Health Care
Caregivers
Palliative Care
Nursing.
title Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
title_full Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
title_fullStr Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
title_full_unstemmed Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
title_short Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
title_sort comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
topic Primary Health Care
Caregivers
Palliative Care
Nursing.
url https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6499
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