Perceptions on connecting respite care volunteers and caregivers

The most common requirement for informal caregivers is to experience a respite or temporary break from their caregiving routine. Some initiatives have been undertaken to provide respite care through volunteer providers. We report on a qualitative study carried out in Santiago, Chile, to learn about the willingness of potential volunteers to provide respite care for bedridden older persons, as well as their willingness to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to connect to caregivers in a low-income neighbourhood within their own geographic district. A trustworthy institution that mediates the volunteer–caregiver relationship is considered to be important by potential volunteers. Potential volunteers were found to be willing to use ICT to provide respite care, sharing basic information about themselves. However, they were also aware of the digital skill gap that may exist between them and the caregivers and were distrustful of unknown websites that could connect them to care recipients

Living with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study of the Daily Life of Older People with Chronic Pain in Chile

One of the main causes of chronic pain in older people is spine deformity, an abnormal curvature of the spine. The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of the experience of chronic pain produced by spinal deformity in older people and understand how cultural factors may affect this experience. A qualitative study was performed with 10 older people. Participants were encouraged to describe a typical day in their life, including the factors that affect their pain and how their quality of life had been affected since experiencing chronic pain. The semistructured interviews were transcribed and analyzed using open coding. Pain caused by spine deformity produces disability, affecting how older people perform their daily activities, causing them to adapt their households and physical positions to perform these tasks, albeit slowly or incompletely. Chronic pain also affects emotional states and social relationships because older people become unable to undertake physical activities that they performed in the past. The close relationship with adult children and friends, typical in Latin cultures, is a source of comfort and support. At a community level, adaptation of public services (such as public transportation) must be improved

INTEGRAÇíO DE TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES NA FORMAÇíO DE ENFERMAGEM: PERCEPÇíO DOS ALUNOS

Objective: To understand the meaning of undergraduate nursing students taking a course based on complementary practices. Methodology: Descriptive qualitative research based on Krippendorff's thematic content analysis. A self-report questionnaire conducted with 80 nursing students who participated in the optional course "Complementary Health Care", between 2014 and 2018, where they asked: "What did it mean for you to participate in a course based on therapies? Complementary?”. The researchers' transcribed narratives were subjected to inductive qualitative content analysis, revealing the categories after their saturation. Results: The meanings that the students attribute to their participation in the course are: Expand my knowledge about complementary therapies, Become aware of our life, Be an instance of personal growth, Consider the incorporation of complementary therapies in nursing and Value the comprehensiveness of medicines. Conclusions: The course allowed students to become aware of their self-care and transform the experience into an instance of personal growth. Besides, students consider it necessary to learn about complementary therapies in undergraduate and thus, acquire tools that allow them to integrate both medicines to care for the person and the community.Objetivo: Comprender el significado que tiene para estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería el realizar un curso en base a las prácticas complementarias. Metodología: Investigación cualitativa descriptiva en base al análisis de contenido temático de Krippendorff. Se realizó un cuestionario de autorreporte a 80 estudiantes de enfermería, quienes participaron del curso optativo “Cuidados Complementarios en Salud”, entre los años 2014 y 2018, donde se preguntó: “¿qué significó para ti participar en un curso en base a las terapias complementarias?”. Las narrativas transcritas literalmente fueron sometidas a un análisis de contenido cualitativo inductivo por los investigadores, develando las categorías tras su saturación. Resultados: Los significados que los estudiantes le atribuyen a su participación en el curso son: Expandir mi conocimiento sobre las terapias complementarias, Tomar conciencia de nuestra vida, Ser una instancia de crecimiento personal, Considerar la incorporación de las terapias complementarias en enfermería y Valorar la integralidad de las medicinas. Conclusiones: El curso les permitió a los estudiantes tomar conciencia de su propio autocuidado y transformar la experiencia en una instancia de crecimiento personal. Además, los estudiantes consideran necesario aprender sobre las terapias complementarias en pregrado y así adquirir herramientas que les permitan integrar ambas medicinas para el cuidado de la persona y comunidad.Objetivo: Compreender o significado dos alunos de graduação em enfermagem que realizam um curso baseado em práticas complementares. Metodologia: Pesquisa qualitativa descritiva baseada na análise de conteúdo temática de Krippendorff. Foi realizado um questionário de autorrelato com 80 acadêmicos de enfermagem, que participaram do curso opcional “Cuidados Complementares de Saúde”, entre 2014 e 2018, onde foi questionado: “O que significou para você participar de um curso baseado em terapias complementar?". As narrativas transcritas literalmente foram submetidas a uma análise de conteúdo qualitativa indutiva pelos pesquisadores, desvelando as categorias após sua saturação. Resultados: Os significados que os alunos atribuem à sua participação no curso são: Ampliar meus conhecimentos sobre as terapias complementares, Tomar consciência da nossa vida, Ser uma instância de crescimento pessoal, Considerar a incorporação das terapias complementares na enfermagem e Valorizar a integralidade da os medicamentos. Conclusões: O curso permitiu aos alunos tomarem consciência do autocuidado e transformar a experiência em uma instância de crescimento pessoal. Além disso, os alunos consideram necessário aprender sobre as terapias complementares na graduação e, assim, adquirir ferramentas que lhes permitam integrar os medicamentos para o cuidado da pessoa e da comunidade

INTEGRACIÓN DE LAS TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARIAS EN LA FORMACIÓN DE ENFERMERÍA: PERCEPCIÓN DE LOS ESTUDIANTES

Objetivo: Comprender el significado que tiene para estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería el realizar un curso en base a las prácticas complementarias. Metodología: Investigación cualitativa descriptiva en base al análisis de contenido temático de Krippendorff. Se realizó un cuestionario de autorreporte a 80 estudiantes de enfermería, quienes participaron del curso optativo “Cuidados Complementarios en Salud”, entre los años 2014 y 2018, donde se preguntó: “¿qué significó para ti participar en un curso en base a las terapias complementarias?”. Las narrativas transcritas literalmente fueron sometidas a un análisis de contenido cualitativo inductivo por los investigadores, develando las categorías tras su saturación. Resultados: Los significados que los estudiantes le atribuyen a su participación en el curso son: Expandir mi conocimiento sobre las terapias complementarias, Tomar conciencia de nuestra vida, Ser una instancia de crecimiento personal, Considerar la incorporación de las terapias complementarias en enfermería y Valorar la integralidad de las medicinas. Conclusiones: El curso les permitió a los estudiantes tomar conciencia de su propio autocuidado y transformar la experiencia en una instancia de crecimiento personal. Además, los estudiantes consideran necesario aprender sobre las terapias complementarias en pregrado y así adquirir herramientas que les permitan integrar ambas medicinas para el cuidado de la persona y comunidad

Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile

Purpose: Informal caregivers of bedridden elders need a respite. One form of obtaining a respite is through volunteers who are contacted by means of information and communication technology (ICT). Method: A qualitative study was carried out in a low-income district in Santiago, Chile, to learn about how caregivers of bedridden elders perceive the possibility of using ICT to access this respite. In-depth interviews were carried out and transcribed verbatim, then analysed using open coding. Results: The results reveal that caregivers are willing to receive a volunteer in their home and use ICT to communicate with them, although a discrepancy exists between the use of devices connected to the Internet and feature phones. Conclusion: This study concludes that informal caregivers of bedridden elders have a favourable disposition towards accessing a respite system by means of ICT based on a peer-to-peer economy