Unconventional health practices by family and affective bonds of critic patients

Objective: To investigate the applicability of unconventional practices in health performed by visitors with affective bonds and/or family members of critically ill patients. Methods: A descriptive and quantitative study was carried out in care environments to critically ill patients from the Emergency and Trauma State's Hospital in the city of João Pessoa - Paraiba. The sample consisted of 100 families. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Approved by the Research Ethics Committee under number 328.320. Results: It was observed applicability, knowledge and good acceptance in the use of some unconventional practices by family and by people with emotional bonds with critically ill patients. Conclusion: The unconventional practices provide comprehensive care to the individual, to the family and to affective bonds. Family and affective bonds convey a great reliability of these practices, recognizing them and integrating them is a key component to the influence of its use

Therapeutic communication in the context of male healthcare

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the contextual aspects of the therapeutic communication phenomenon between nurses and male users in the context of healthcare. Method: This is an analytical reflection, developed from a contextual analysis to understand the phenomenon. Results: The discussion of the study's phenomenon was therefore basedon the analysis of four contexts: immediate, specific, general and meta-context, allowing one conceptualization of therapeutic communication, the factors and beliefs that permeate this communication, and finally, the social prospect of the nurse and male client. Conclusion: It was concluded in this research that there is a need for therapeutic communication between the nurse and the male client so that the integral care can occur. Nurses with technical training and holistic vision will be able execute adequate therapeutic communication, expanding the vision of the male client as responsible and co-author of his own health